Am I Covered Under the Family and Medical Leave Act? Attorney Sean Cecil with Edelstein Payne details how employees can be covered by FMLA
https://raleighworkerscompensation.com Am I Covered Under the Family and Medical Leave Act? Originally Re-Posted by Sean Cecil Mar 11, 2015 The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a twelve month period for any of the following reasons: - Birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth; - 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; - To care for the employee's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition; - Employee's own serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her job; - 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;” - An employee can qualify for up to twenty-six wor...