Am I required to give my employer notice before taking FMLA leave?

Yes, you are required to give your employer notice before taking FMLA leave in New Hampshire. Generally, you need to provide 30 days advance notice of the need to take FMLA leave if the need is foreseeable. This means that if you know in advance that you are going to need to take the leave, you must provide notice to your employer at least 30 days prior. However, if the need to take FMLA leave is not foreseeable, you must provide "as much notice as is practicable." This means that you must give notice of the need to take FMLA leave as soon as you have knowledge of the need to take leave. If the need for FMLA leave is due to a qualifying exigency arising out of the covered active duty or call to covered active duty of a family member, you must provide notice to your employer within the timeframes specified by the employer or, if the employer does not specify a timeframe, at least as much notice as is reasonable and practicable under the facts and circumstances. In all cases, your notice should include sufficient information to inform your employer that you need leave for an FMLA-qualifying reason, such as an illness or need to care for a family member. Documentation such as a medical certification may be required by your employer in order to process the FMLA leave request.

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