Chapter 10 - The Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 1

what does FMLA provides?

Answer 1

for a period of mandated unpaid employee leave of up to 12 weeks per year for the birth, adoption, or serious illness of a child, or the serious illness of a parent or a spouse

Question 2

what is the exception?

Answer 2

for highly paid “key employees. Employer can deny FMLA for the highest-paid 10% of the employees within 75 miles of the work site.

Question 3

what may employer require?

Answer 3

1. substitute any vacation, paid leave for unpaid leave, however the FMLA does not authorize the use of paid family leave for medical leave because the employee has a serious health condition
2. certification issued by the health are provider

Question 4

what is requirement of employer?

Answer 4

employer must maintain an employee’s coverage under the company’s group health plan at the existing level and under existing conditions