What types of events are covered under the FMLA?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides certain rights to eligible employees in the United States. In California, the state provides its own family leave protections in addition to federal protections. Under the FMLA, eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks of leave to attend to a variety of events, including the following: 1. Caring for an employee’s own serious health condition. 2. Caring for an immediate family member’s serious health condition. 3. Caring for a new child, either by birth, adoption, or foster care placement. 4. Taking time to address certain qualifying exigencies related to the active duty or call to active duty of an employee’s immediate family member in the U.S. armed forces. 5. Taking time off for any qualifying exigency arising out of an employee’s spouse, child, or parent being called to active duty in the U.S. National Guard or Reserve. 6. Taking care of certain qualifying needs due to a member of the employee’s immediate family (including a domestic partner) being deployed abroad on active military duty. 7. Taking time off due to the employee’s own qualifying serious injury or illness that is a result of active military service. The FMLA also allows eligible employees to take time off to address certain civil air patrol duties. In certain instances, an employee may use FMLA leave intermittently, or on a reduced leave schedule, if medically necessary.

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