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What leave is an employee entitled to under the FMLA?

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  • rhonda-snead
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    The leave is called FMLA and it can be taken for the birth of a son or daughter, and to bond with the newborn child; for the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care, and to bond with that child; to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent – but not a parent “in-law”) with a serious health condition; to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition; or for qualifying exigencies arising out of the fact that the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent is on covered active duty or call to covered active duty status as a member of the National Guard, Reserves, or Regular Armed Forces.

    The FMLA also allows eligible employees to take up to 26 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a “single 12-month period” to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness.

    OF course, they have to meet the requirements in order to qualify which you can find more information on the Department of Labor website. https://www.dol.gov/