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Benefits
Overview
Announcements
New Employee Orientation
Benefit Forms
Contact Us
Benefits Eligibility
Health & Welfare Plans
Retirement Plans
Flexible Spending Accounts
Educational Benefits
Leave & Paid Time Off Programs
Medical Leave and FMLA
Americans with Disability Act
Panther PERQs
Other Benefits
Links, Resources and Phone No.
Medical Leave and Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
[Vacation & Sick Time] [FMLA] [Holiday]
[Donated Leave Program] [Holiday Schedules]
Medical Leave & Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
The Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of
unpaid, job protected leave each year. The employee must be employed for
at least one year and have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous
12 months. Employees may request FMLA for the following events:
- Birth of a child
- Adoption of a child
- Serious health condition of the employee, the employee's child, spouse, or parent
- Any period of incapacity or treatment connected with inpatient hospital care, hospice or residential medical care facility;
- Any period of incapacity sporadic absences from work, school, or other regular daily activities that also involves continuing treatment by a health care provider; or,
- Continuing treatment by a health care provider for a chronic or long-term health condition that is incurable or so serious that if not treated, would likely result in a period of incapacity; and for prenatal care.
On January 28, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (NDAA), Public Law 110-181. Section 585(a) of the NDAA amended the FMLA to provide eligible employees working for covered employers two important new leave rights related to military service:
New Leave Entitlement. An eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered service member who is recovering from a serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty on active duty is entitled to up to 26 weeks of leave in a single 12-month period to care for the service member. This provision became effective immediately upon enactment. This military caregiver leave is available during “a single 12-month period” during which an eligible employee is entitled to a combined total of 26 weeks of all types of FMLA leave.
New Qualifying Reason for Leave. Eligible employees are entitled to up to 12 weeks of leave because of “any qualifying exigency” arising out of the fact that the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on active duty, or has been notified of an impending call to active duty status, in support of a contingency operation. By the terms of the statute, this provision requires the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations defining “any qualifying exigency.” In the interim, employers are encouraged to provide this type of leave to qualifying employees.
Please refer to more detailed information on the FMLA Policy and FMLA process below:
- FMLA Policy
- FMLA Process Information - Steps to Apply for Medical Leave
- Frequently Asked Questions
For a medical leave of absence, complete the following forms:
To be posted in each department:
For assistance, please contact Corrin Sorteberg at (404) 413-3314 or email corrinsorteberg@gsu.edu
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