Five Fast Facts About FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act)

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Video Highlights:
00:10 The FMLA helps employees balance the demands of their jobs with health needs and family commitments. As a supervisor, you need to know whether, when, and how FMLA applies to your company so you can stay in compliance with the law.

00:56 FMLA applies only to certain groups, including private sector employers who employ 50 or more employees for 20 or more weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, all public agencies, and all private and public elementary and secondary schools no matter their size.

01:15 Only certain employees are eligible to take FMLA leave. To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must work for a covered employer and must have worked for that employer for at least 12 months.

01:44 FMLA requires covered employers to provide eligible employees up to a total of 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for certain reasons including the birth and care of a newborn or newly adopted child; to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition, and when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health conditions.

02:36 When requesting leave for the first time for an FMLA-qualifying reason, an employee does not need to specifically mention FMLA.

03:15 Employers covered by FMLA are required to post information in the workplace explaining rights and responsibilities under the law, and to formally respond to a request for FMLA leave—or when the employer obtains knowledge that the leave may be for an FMLA-qualifying reason—within five business days.