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Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), covered employers must grant eligible employees up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:
• the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee;
• placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care;
• to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; or
• to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.
The FMLA does not require that employers provide paid leave but many employers do allow employees to take vacation time or sick leave concurrently with their FMLA leave. The FMLA protects the employee's job when he or she returns from FMLA leave. The FMLA only applies to companies that have more than 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of each other. In order to be eligible for the FMLA, you must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months and must have worked at least 1250 hours within the 12 months prior to taking the leave.
Stember Feinstein Doyle Payne & Cordes attorneys can advise you about your FMLA rights, and will litigate your FMLA case. If you believe you may have a claim under the FMLA, please call us at 412.281.8400 or contact us online.
• the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee;
• placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care;
• to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; or
• to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.
The FMLA does not require that employers provide paid leave but many employers do allow employees to take vacation time or sick leave concurrently with their FMLA leave. The FMLA protects the employee's job when he or she returns from FMLA leave. The FMLA only applies to companies that have more than 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of each other. In order to be eligible for the FMLA, you must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months and must have worked at least 1250 hours within the 12 months prior to taking the leave.
Stember Feinstein Doyle Payne & Cordes attorneys can advise you about your FMLA rights, and will litigate your FMLA case. If you believe you may have a claim under the FMLA, please call us at 412.281.8400 or contact us online.
