Get USPS PS 3971 2008

Your employer must notify you if you are eligible for FMLA leave within five business days of your first leave request. If the employer says that you are not eligible, it has to state at least one reason why you are not eligible (for example, you have not worked for the employer for a total of 12 months).

A. No. An employee is not required to give the employer his or her medical records. The employer, however, does have a statutory right to request that an employee provide medical certification containing sufficient medical facts to establish that a serious health condition exists.

Form 3971 refers to Request for or Notification of Absence developed and released by the U.S. Postal Service. ... Form 3971 is first given to the employee to fill out and then submitted to the supervisor for approval.

Under the FMLA, a serious health condition is an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care (defined as an overnight stay in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility; any overnight admission to such facilities is an automatic trigger for FMLA eligibility) or ...

Step 1: Provide Education and Notices. ... Step 2: Respond to a Request for FMLA Leave. ... Step 3: Determine Certification Needs. ... Step 4: Determine Clarification and Authentication Needs, if Any. ... Step 5: Obtain Second and Third Opinions, if Needed. ... Step 6: Approve or Deny the Leave.

Applying. U.S. Postal Service employees wishing to exercise rights under the FMLA can do so by submitting form PS 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence, to an immediate supervisor. This form is prepared the same as any other annual or sick leave request.

Name box. State your complete name; EIN box. Enter your Employee Identification Number; Pay Loc. box. ... Date box. Write the month/day/year of the clock ring date you need to record; Ring Type box. ... PON-LU box. ... Route box. ... Finance No.