When is an eligible employee of a covered employer entitled to take FMLA leave?
An eligible employee is only permitted to take FMLA for one of the following reasons: (1) for the birth of a son or daughter, and to care for the newborn child; (2) for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care; (3) to care for the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition; and (4) because of a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of the employee’s job.
