What Triggers the Invocation of the FMLA?
If the employer is covered by the FMLA, it must grant an eligible employee a total of 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period of time. Some of the reasons that may trigger the invocation of the FMLA are: • Birth of a newborn child. • Care for a newborn child. • Adoption of a child. • Care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition. • Serious medical condition that the employee is suffering. What is Covered? If the employee meets the basic requirement for coverage under the FMLA there are numerous items that are covered. Some of the items that are covered under the FMLA are: • Job security. The employer is required to give the employee her exact job or a similar job as she had prior to leave. The pay and benefits are required to be the same as the employee had prior to taking her FMLA leave. • Health benefits. The employer is generally required to continue paying the employee’s portion of health benefits while on leave. However, some employers do not continue p
