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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.
Eligibility. Any employee who has been employed by the state for a total of at least 12 months in the past seven years and has worked for at least 1,250 hours in the previous 12-month period is eligible. Eligibility determinations are made as of the date that the FMLA leave is to begin.
Although FMLA leave is unpaid, employees may choose or employers may require employees to use accrued paid leave, such as sick or vacation leave, to cover some or all of the FMLA leave period. An employee's ability to take paid leave during FMLA leave depends on the employer's normal leave policies.
In order to be eligible to take leave under the FMLA, an employee must (1) work for a covered employer, (2) work 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the start of leave, (3) work at a location where 50 or more employees work at that location or within 75 miles of it, and (4) have worked for the employer for 12
The FMLA only requires unpaid leave. However, the law permits an employee to elect, or the employer to require the employee, to use accrued paid vacation leave, paid sick or family leave for some or all of the FMLA leave period.
Eligible employees are entitled to up to 12 workweeks of FMLA leave in a fiscal year. FMLA leave runs concurrently with paid leave. The State of Iowa requires employees to use accrued sick leave, vacation time, comp time, banked time, and/or Iowa United Professionals (IUP) personal time while on FMLA.
The FMLA only requires unpaid leave. However, the law permits an employee to elect, or the employer to require the employee, to use accrued paid vacation leave, paid sick or family leave for some or all of the FMLA leave period.
Employers cannot hold an employee accountable for work that was not completed during an FMLA leave, and employees cannot be disciplined, terminated, or otherwise retaliated against in any way for requesting or taking a leave.
Key Elements of the Federal Family and Medical Leave ActOverview.Covered Employers.Eligible Employees.Employer Notice Requirements.Employee Notice Requirements.Intermittent Leave and Reduced Leave Schedule.Maintenance of Health Benefits.Military Family Leave Entitlements.More items...
Eligible State of Iowa employees are entitled to up to 12 work weeks of FMLA leave in a fiscal year (up to 26 weeks for Military Caregiver Leave in a single 12-month period).