Federal Family and Medical Leave Act Benefits

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) introduced the concept of protected leave in the United States. Federal FMLA designates 12 weeks of certain absences as protected leave within a year.

For details about eligibility criteria, refer to the Department of Labor website and search for FMLA.

If the employee is taking time-off to care for another person, that person must meet the relationship criteria defined by FMLA. Their relationship is referred to as a qualified relationship.

Note: Responsibility falls directly on the employee to provide their HR representative with appropriate documentation to certify their qualified relationships.

You must check that both the employee and the qualified relationships have met the requirements for federal FMLA.

Federal FMLA applies to employees who have:

• Completed one year of service with the employer.

• Worked a minimum of 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to a request for FMLA leave

When implementing federal FMLA, you must configure the following:

• Length of service.

  One year.

• Number of hours worked.

  A minimum of 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the request for FMLA leave.