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The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave

The purpose of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is to help employees balance the demands of work and family. But the law can be hard for employers to apply in the real world. Questions about eligibility, coverage, notice and certification requirements, administering leave, continuing benefits, and reinstatement can challenge even the most experienced managers. This book has the plain-English answers to all of your tough questions about the FMLA. It provides detailed information, real-life examples, sample forms, and other tools to help you meet your legal obligations.

The purpose of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is to help employees balance the demands of work and family. But the law can be hard for employers to apply in the real world. Questions about eligibility, coverage, notice and certification requirements, administering leave, continuing benefits, and reinstatement can challenge even the most experienced managers.

This book has the plain-English answers to all of your tough questions about the FMLA. It provides detailed information, real-life examples, sample forms, and other tools to help you meet your legal obligations.

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chapter 6 | how much leave can an employee tAke? | 119<br />

o If the employee’s hours are irregular, I calculated the average hours worked per<br />

week by the employee requesting FMLA leave, and<br />

o I have a written agreement of the average workweek signed by the employee,<br />

and<br />

o I calculated the pro rata time off that the employee is entitled <strong>to</strong> under the FMLA.<br />

o If the employee is exempt from overtime, the employee and I reached an<br />

agreement as <strong>to</strong> the employee’s average weekly hours, and<br />

o I have the employee’s sign-off on this average.<br />

o I included all manda<strong>to</strong>ry overtime hours in the workweek hours of the employee<br />

requesting FMLA leave.<br />

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