FMLA- Family and Medical Leave

FMLA allows employees to balance their work and family lives by taking reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA seeks to accomplish this in a manner that accommodates the legitimate interests of employers, minimizes the potential for employment discrimination on the basis of gender, while promoting equal employment opportunity for men and women.

 

Eligibility: To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have been:

  • Employed by the institution for at least 12 months (need not be continuous).
  • Working at least 1,250 hours during the previous 12-month period (unless absent on military leave).
  • Working at a location where the institution employees at least 50 people within a 75-mile radius.

For FMLA details, refer to the BOR Family and Medical Leave act (FMLA).

 

Employees must give at least a 30-day advance notice for foreseeable leave, or as much notice as is possible and practicable.

 

Concerns or questions related to FMLA? Contact Human Resources.