General Information FMLA Family Medical Leave Act of

General Information: FMLA 3. To recover from a worker’s own illness; 4. To care

General Information: FMLA An eligible employee may also apply up to 26 weeks of

Eligibility for FMLA: • Employed with Clemson University for at least 12 months •

FMLA continued: • Paid leave is to be used concurrently while out on FMLA

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General Information: FMLA Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) • • Employers must comply with FMLA guidelines it is a federal law governed by the Department of Labor FMLA is not additional paid leave but runs concurrent with paid or unpaid leave. COVERAGE: Allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, jobprotected leave for certain family or medical reasons including: 1. Care for a new child, whether for the birth of a child, or for the adoption or placement of a child in foster care; 2. To care for a seriously ill family member (spouse, son, daughter, or parent);

General Information: FMLA 3. To recover from a worker’s own illness; 4. To care for an injured service member in the family; 5. To address qualifying exigencies arising of a family member’s deployment. Serious illness includes: Inpatient medical care, pregnancy or prenatal care; a health condition lasting three consecutive days coupled with long -term treatment by a health care provider; a chronic, serious condition such as asthma; diabetes or epilepsy for which the person is under the ongoing treatment of a healthcare provider; multiple treatments such as chemotherapy or kidney dialysis; or, a permanent long-term condition for which treatment may not be effective. Note: Illness such as cold or flu are not usually covered unless there are complications.

General Information: FMLA An eligible employee may also apply up to 26 weeks of job protection for Military reason to include: • To care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness, when the employee is the spouse, son, daughter, parent or next of kin.

Eligibility for FMLA: • Employed with Clemson University for at least 12 months • Have worked at least 1250 hours in the previous 12 months FMLA leave can be used intermittently, meaning not all in one block. Must be certified by a physician. Clemson University employees who have a spouse who also work for here at Clemson and they both apply for FMLA for the same event will have to share the FMLA hours. Example: Maternity and Paternity FMLA forms: • http: //media. clemson. edu/humanres/fmla. pdf

FMLA continued: • Paid leave is to be used concurrently while out on FMLA o Paid leave is to be used in accordance with the reason for the approved FMLA time.