FMLA
May 2024
Issue 3
TAKING LEAVE FROM WORK FOR BIRTH,
placement, and bonding with a child under the FMLA For employees taking a leave for more than ten consecutive days, per OCPS policy below, you must complete a Leave of Absence form located on our intranet page. How To Apply? CLICK HERE For employees taking a leave for more than 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
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FMLA
ABOUT THE FMLA
The FMLA requires covered employers to provide eligible employees leave for qualifying family and medical reasons and to continue their group health benefits under the same conditions as if they had not taken leave. Employees must be restored to the same or virtually identical position at the end of each leave period. FMLA leave may be unpaid or may be used at the same time as employer-provided paid leave. Maternity or other parental leave also may run concurrently with FMLA leave. COVERED EMPLOYERS under the fmla include: Private employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more work weeks in 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). COVERED EMPLOYERS are those who work for covered employers under the FMLA and: Have worked for their employer for at least 12 months, Have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the 12 months before their FMLA leave starts, and Work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. Eligible employees may take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA leave for, among other reasons, the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and to bond with the child.