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An employee who works for a covered employer must meet the following three criteria in order to be eligible for FMLA leave:
- Has worked for the employer for at least 12 months;
- Has at least 1,250 hours of service in the 12 months immediately preceding the start date of requested leave; and
- Works at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles of the employee’s worksite.
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Eligible employees are entitled to:
- Twelve workweeks of FMLA leave coverage in a 12-month period (fiscal year) for one or more of the following:
- the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth (regulation §825.120);
- the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care and to care for the newly placed child within one year of placement (regulation §825.121);
- to care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition (regulation(s) §§825.113-825.115 and 825.122) ;
- a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job (regulation(s) §§825.113-825.115 and 825.123);
- any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a covered military member on “covered active duty (regulation(s) §§825.122 and 825.126);” or
- Twenty-six workweeks of FMLA leave coverage during a single 12-month period (fiscal year) to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness if the eligible employee is the service member’s spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin (military caregiver leave) (regulation(s) §§825.122 and 825.127).
For more information or to submit an FMLA application please visit us on the Employee Intranet site.