The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave

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Form WH-381, 132, 373–374
review of records by, 287–288
Dept. of Labor (state), addresses listed by
state, 336–339
Designation of FMLA leave
avoiding common mistakes, 146–147
checklist, 148–149, 391–392
in company policy, 346
forms for, 125, 369, 371
notice by the employee, 137–146
notice to the employee, 132–136
overview, 123
paid leave as FMLA leave, 127–130
preliminary designation, 124–125
retroactive designation, 126–127
time allowed for designation, 131
Disability
and FMLA leave, 130
state laws and FMLA leave, 272–273
Disciplining an employee during FMLA
leave, 204–205
District of Columbia, summary of leave
laws, 305–306
DOL. See Dept. of Labor (federal);
Dept. of Labor (state)
Domestic partners
not covered by FMLA, 71
working for the same company,
parenting leave and, 87–89
Domestic violence leave laws, state laws,
267
Duration of leave
avoiding common mistakes, 117–118
checklist, 118–119, 389–390
See also Intermittent and reducedschedule
leave; Leave year
E
Elective surgery, 108
Eligible employees
avoiding common mistakes, 49–50
checklist for, 51, 386
50 employees within 75 miles, 37–40
overview, 37
75-mile radius rule and, 20
12-months working rule, 40–42
1,250-hour minimum rule, 42–45
work hour documentation, 46–49
Elimination of job and reinstatement
rights, 229
Employee benefits. See Benefits
Employees. See Eligible employees
Employers. See Covered employers
Equivalent position for reinstatement,
213–216