FMLA
March 2024
Issue 1
Employee Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if an employee had not taken leave.
Eligible employees: Employees are eligible if they: •
Work for a covered employer for at least 12 months,
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Have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the 12 months before their FMLA leave starts, and
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Work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles.
Covered employers: Covered employers under the FMLA include:
• Private-sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in either the current calendar year or previous calendar year,
• Public agencies (including Federal, State, and local government employers, regardless of the number of employees), and • Local educational agencies (including public school boards, public elementary and secondary schools, and private elementary and secondary schools, regardless of the number of employees).
The FMLA protects leave for:
HOW TO APPLY? CLICK HERE For employees taking ten consecutive days, per OCPS policy below, you must complete a Leave of Absence form located on our intranet page.
District Leave Policy ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SUPPORT STAFF
• The birth of a child or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, • The care for a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition, • A serious health condition that makes the employee unable to work, and • Reasons related to a family member’s service in the military, including o Qualifying exigency leave - Leave for certain reasons related to a family member’s foreign deployment, and o Military caregiver leave – leave when a family member is a current servicemember or recent veteran with a serious injury or illness.
For more information about the FMLA generally, see
Fact Sheet #28.
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