{"id":11303,"date":"2024-06-28T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/?page_id=11303"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:41:31","slug":"family-medical-leave-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/family-medical-leave-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Family &amp; Medical Leave ACt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Family and Medical Leave Act<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Twelve workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for:<\/i>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care and to care for the newly placed child within one year of placement;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>to care for the employee&#8217;s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the employee&#8217;s spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a covered military member on &#8220;covered active duty;&#8221; or<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Twenty-six work weeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness if the eligible employee is the service member&#8217;s spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin (military caregiver leave).<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<i>FMLA Forms:\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fmla\/forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fmla\/forms&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719688214037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zxWDs48rloENFN__VGIwy\">https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/<wbr \/>agencies\/whd\/fmla\/forms\u00a0(opens in new tab)<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who do I contact if I need additional information or I want to file a complaint?<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, or you think that your rights under the FMLA may have been violated, you can contact the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) at 1-866-487-9243. You will be directed to the WHD office nearest you for assistance. There are over 200 WHD offices throughout the country staffed with trained professionals to help you. To find the one nearest you, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/contact\/local-offices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/contact\/local-offices&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719688214037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PA-Siuum9Y9NJaLbZxAV7\">http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/<wbr \/>agencies\/whd\/america2\u00a0(opens in new tab)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h4><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\nSamantha Flynn\n\n904-544-5348 (cell)\n\n904-569-0006 (fax)\n\n<a href=\"mailto:HR@boldcityed.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR@boldcityed.org<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"mailto:Samantha.flynn@boldcityed.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samantha.flynn@boldcityed.org<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fmla\/forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FMLA FORMS(opens in new tab)<\/a>\n\t<p><em><strong>Certification of Healthcare Provider for a Serious Health Condition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul> \t\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-380-E.pdf\" download=\"\"><strong>Employee&#8217;s serious health condition, form WH-380-E<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-380-E-es.pdf\">\u00a0(Spanish)<\/a><a download=\"\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/a>Use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee.<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-380-F.pdf\" download=\"\"><strong>Family member&#8217;s serious health condition, form WH-380-F<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-380-F-es.pdf\">\u00a0(Spanish)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee&#8217;s family member.<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fmla\/certification-of-a-serious-health-condition\"><strong>Help for health care providers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; This flier guides healthcare providers through FMLA rules concerning medical certifications. It&#8217;s a handy tool that medical professionals can use to make sure patients&#8217; and family caregivers&#8217; employment is protected as they deal with serious health conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Certification of Military Family Leave<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul> \t\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-384.pdf\"><strong>Qualifying Exigency, form WH-384<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-384-es.pdf\">\u00a0(Spanish)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; use when the leave request arises out of the foreign deployment of the employee&#8217;s spouse, son, daughter, or parent.<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-385.pdf\"><strong>Military Caregiver Leave of a Current Servicemember, form WH-385<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/WH-385-es.pdf\">\u00a0(Spanish)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; use when requesting leave to care for a family member who is a current service member with a serious injury or illness.<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/wh-385-V.pdf\"><strong>Military Caregiver Leave of a Veteran, form WH-385-V<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/wh-385-V-es.pdf\">\u00a0(Spanish)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; use when requesting leave to care for a family member is who a covered veteran with a serious injury or illness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family and Medical Leave Act &nbsp; The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to: Twelve workweeks of leave&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11303","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13094,"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11303\/revisions\/13094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boldcityed.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}