An employee's spouse, children (son or daughter), and parents are immediate family members for purpose of FMLA. The term "parent" does not include a parent "in-law.

Immediate family members include: legal spouse, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, children, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, among others. See the Description of coverage for a full listing. See similar questions...

A staff member who has met the eligibility requirements for FMLA can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave within a 12-month rolling calendar from the date the FMLA leave begins. See similar questions...

Classified employees may use up to 33% of their sick leave available at the start of leave to care for an immediate family member. Regular salaried faculty may use 10 days of family sick.Back to Top See similar questions...

Generally speaking, FMLA cannot be denied if the employee has a medically certified condition, or is caring for a covered individual who has a medically certified condition. Contact the Union Office if you have specific issues or questions. See similar questions...

A. A family member includes a son, daughter, spouse or parent. FMLA protections do not extend to domestic partners. OFLA includes a parent-in-law and domestic partners in its definition of a family member. See similar questions...

A. They are very similar except OFLA includes a parent-in-law and same-gender domestic partners and FMLA does not. Neither OFLA nor FMLA includes opposite gender domestic partners in its definition. See similar questions...

No, under the FMLA, the term "serious health conditions" is defined to include any periods of incapacity or treatment due to pregnancy, including prenatal care. Thus, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave would be included within the employer's pregnancy leave. No. You are not entitled to compensation while you are off on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. See similar questions...

A family member is defined as a person related to another person within the first degree by consanguinity (blood) or affinity (marriage). This definition includes a spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, and so on. See similar questions...

No, this leave is concurrent with FMLA. The first three weeks and the next three weeks, which are Paid Parental Leave, are both counted toward the 12 weeks of FMLA. See similar questions...

It can be taken for your own "serious health condition" or that of your child, parent or spouse to allow you to care for that family member. You can also take it in connection with the birth, adoption or foster care placement of your child. You are generally required to give 30 days advance notice when the leave is “foreseeable.” Your employer may require medical certification to support your request for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. See similar questions...

Immediate family members are defined as the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters of any age who are members of the principal applicant's household. They also include close relatives of the principal applicant or spouse who are related by blood, marriage or adoption and are not members of some other household, will reside regularly in the household of the principal applicant and are recognized as dependents by the sending Government. See similar questions...

The completion and submission of these "forms" and "donor cards" in no way constitutes a legal contract. The donation of one's body after death is taken as an expression of one's personal desires for one's own reasons. It should be made known that he or she has simply made a prior arrangement and not a binding commitment. "Mind-changing" also applies to an immediate member of the family should they later decide they have any objections. See similar questions...

The Family and Medical Leave Act, effective August 5, 1993, requires an employer to maintain coverage under any group health plan for an employee on FMLA leave under the same conditions coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued working. Coverage provided under the FMLA is not COBRA coverage, and FMLA leave is not a qualifying event under COBRA. See similar questions...

Family membership is made up of immediate family members consisting one (01) father and/or his wife and children including one (01) domestic helper (if any) forming not more than 5 persons in total. Do take note that grandparents, grandparent-in-laws, brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, boyfriends, and girlfriends are not classified as immediate family members under the Sentosa Islander Family Membership. See similar questions...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides certain employees up to twelve weeks unpaid, job-protected leave per year. The FMLA imposes certain notification responsibilities on employers. Notices about FMLA must be publicly posted, and if the employer publishes an employee handbook, the handbook should contain information about FMLA. It also requires that group health benefits be maintained during the leave. See similar questions...

action against your employer must be brought within 2 years after the date of the last event constituting the violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). If the violation is willful, then the action may be brought within 3 years after the date of the last event constituting the violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). See similar questions...