91亚色 in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) provides family and medical leaves of absence for designated qualifying events.
This policy provides employees information concerning FMLA entitlements and obligations employees may have during such leaves. If employees have any questions concerning FMLA leave, they should contact the Benefits Coordinator in the Human Resources department.
I. ELIGIBILITY
FMLA leave is available to 鈥渆ligible employees.鈥� To be an 鈥渆ligible employee,鈥� an employee must: (1) have been employed by 91亚色 for at least 12 months (which need not be consecutive); (2) have been employed by 91亚色 for at least 1250 hours of service during the 12-month period immediately preceding the commencement of the leave; and (3) be employed at a worksite where 50 or more employees are located within 75 miles of the worksite.
II. ENTITLEMENTS
The FMLA provides eligible employees with a right to leave, health insurance benefits and, with some limited exceptions, job restoration. The FMLA also entitles employees to certain written notices concerning their potential eligibility for and designation of FMLA leave.
A. Basic FMLA Leave Entitlement:
The FMLA provides eligible employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons during a 12-month period. The 12-month period is determined based on a rolling 12-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses his/her FMLA leave. Leave may be taken for any one, or for a combination, of the following reasons:
- To care for the employee鈥檚 child after birth, or placement for adoption or foster care;
- To care for the employee鈥檚 spouse, son, daughter or parent (but not in-law) who has a serious health condition;
- For the employee鈥檚 own serious health condition (including any period of incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or childbirth) that makes the employee unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of the employee鈥檚 job; and/or
- Because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that an employee鈥檚 spouse, son, daughter or parent is a covered military member on active du