Examples of FMLA in a sentence
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, gave the majority of Federal Employees an entitlement to a total of twelve (12) weeks (480 hours) of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for the following purposes.
Intermittent Employees or Employees appointed under temporary appointments with a time limitation of one (1) year or less are not entitled to FMLA.
Employees must invoke their entitlement to FMLA in writing using the Department of Labor WH-380 and the Certification of Health Care Provider (Found on the OPM website).
To be eligible for FMLA, employees must have completed 12 months (does not necessarily need to be consecutive) of federal civilian service and have worked at least 1,250 hours within the last year.
The days associated with the furlough will not count against the 12-week FMLA entitlement.