Ive used FMLA Leave in the past year for my own serious health condition. Am I also entitled to another 12 weeks to care for a seriously ill family member, since its for a different reason?
No. All FMLA-qualifying leave is cumulative, up to a maximum of 12 weeks in any 12-month period. The federal regulations state that an employee may be off “for up to a total of 12 workweeks in any 12 months because of the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child; because of the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; because the employee is needed to care for a family member (child, spouse, or parent) with a serious health condition; or because the employee’s own serious health condition makes the employee unable to perform the functions of his or her job.
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