Georgia Employer FMLA Response - Form WH-381
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The Georgia Employer FMLA Response - Form WH-381 is primarily used by employers to respond to an employee's request for FMLA leave, while WH-382 is a certification form that provides medical details confirming the need for leave. Essentially, WH-381 demonstrates your employer's acknowledgment of your request, whereas WH-382 supports your medical necessity. Understanding these differences can help you navigate the FMLA process more effectively.
Go to your Human Resources department and let them know you would like to take an FMLA-approved absence for stress leave. They will provide you with the necessary paperwork that you must take to your doctor.
Designation Notice, form WH-382 informs the employee whether the FMLA leave request is approved; also informs the employee of the amount of leave that is designated and counted against the employee's FMLA entitlement.
Employers typically respond to FMLA leave requests by providing the employee with the Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities (Form WH-381) and a medical certification form.
Fill out Section 2 of the form. If you are completing form WH-380-F, you will be required to provide information about the family member you are caring for during FMLA leave; such as their full name, your relationship to one another, and a description of your methods for providing care for that person.
PROVIDE TO EMPLOYEE. While use of this form is optional, a fully completed Form WH- 381 provides employees with the information required by 29 C.F.R. ? 825.300(b), (c) which must be provided within five business days of the employee notifying the employer of the need for FMLA leave.
Among the forms changed were the WH-381, the notice of eligibility and rights and responsibilities; WH-382, designation notice; WH-380-E, medical certification of an employee's serious health condition; and WH-380-F, medical certification of a family member's serious health condition.
Employee's serious health condition, form WH-380-E use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee. Family member's serious health condition, form WH-380-F use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee's family member.
EligibilityHave worked for your employer for at least 12 months; and.Have worked for your employer for at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months before you are taking leave; and.Work at a location where your employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles of your worksite.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year.
