FMLA

What is FMLA leave?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides eligible employees with job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) enforces the FMLA for most employees. Eligible employees can take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA leave in a 12-month period for:

• The birth, adoption or foster placement of a child with you,
• Your serious mental or physical health condition that makes you unable to work,
• To care for your spouse, child or parent with a serious mental or physical health condition, and
• Certain qualifying reasons related to the foreign deployment of your spouse, child or parent who is a military servicemember.

FMLA leave is not paid leave.  You will be required to use any provided paid leave (i.e. sick, personal, vacation, etc.) if your employer’s paid leave policy covers the reason for which you need FMLA leave.

• FMLA Poster 
• To begin the process of requesting FMLA, please click HERE.  

Contact Sarah Kimmel at kimmels@russellcsd.net for more information.