W11: Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 1

What does FMLA stand for?

Answer 1

Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 2

What is the purpose of FMLA?

Answer 2

entitles eligible employees to take unpaid, job protected leave for specified family and medical reasons

Question 3

T/F: Employers must restore employees to same or equivalent job after leave

Answer 3

True

Question 4

How can an employee be eligible for FMLA?

Answer 4

-worked at least 12 months
-worked at least 1,250 hours over those 12 months
-company employs at least 50+ employees within 75 miles

Question 5

More than _ of the workforce is not eligible for FMLA

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

How many weeks of leave are given under FMLA?

Answer 6

12 weeks

Question 7

How many work weeks of leave are given under FMLA to care for a covered service member? (spouse, child, parent, or next of kin)

Answer 7

26 weeks

Question 8

What are some examples of reasons an employee can file for FMLA?

Answer 8

-birth of child and to care for child within one year
-placement of child for adoption or foster and care for child within one year
-care for employee’s spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition
-serious health condition of employee unable to perform essential functions
-any qualifying exigency arising out of covered military member on “covered active duty”

Question 9

What is a serious health condition?

Answer 9

an illness, impairment, injury, or physical or mental condition that involved continuing treatment or inpatient care by a health provider

Question 10

An employee can be required by their employer to submit a certification from a health care provider in order to be approved for FMLA. this may include: … (4)

Answer 10

-contact info for certifying health care provider
-date health condition began and how long its predicted to last
-medical facts about condition
-info showing employee cannot perform essential functions

Question 11

T/F: An employee is required to provide a certification for leave to bond with a newborn child or child placed for adoption or foster care

Answer 11

False. An employee cannot be required

Question 12

What are the types of FMLA leave?

Answer 12

Full Block of Time
Intermittent
Reduced Schedule

Question 13

What is Intermittent FMLA leave?

Answer 13

leave taken in separate blocks of time due to a single qualifying reason

Question 14

How many consecutive full calendar days of incapacity and treatment to be considered a serious health condition?

Answer 14

3

Question 15

What does job protected mean?

Answer 15

employee is entitled to be returned to the same or an equivalent position

Question 16

Are insurance benefits continued on FMLA?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

How often can an employer require a re-certifcation?

Answer 17

every 30 days
every 6 months for intermittent or reduced schedule