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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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appendix C | forms and checklists | 369<br />

TO: [employee’s name] :<br />

FMLA Designation (Preliminary)<br />

You have requested leave from [date] <strong>to</strong> [date] . Based on the information<br />

you provided, the leave you requested is preliminarily designated as FMLA leave.<br />

Please provide the following additional information:<br />

[other information requested, such as medical certification, proof of family<br />

relationship, and so on]<br />

Once you have provided this information, we will determine whether your leave is<br />

covered by the FMLA. If so, we will issue a final designation <strong>to</strong> that effect, and the<br />

leave you take will be counted against your available FMLA leave time. If not, we will<br />

withdraw this preliminary designation, in writing.<br />

[your name]<br />

[date]

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