Free Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) FAQs | Free Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Legal FAQs http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free legal forms and free legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues Which Employees Are Eligible To Take Fmla Leave? http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA/Federal/which-employees-are-eligible-to-take-fmla-lea.html Employees are eligible to take FMLA leave if they have worked for their employer for at least 12 months, and have worked for at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months, and work at a location where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer within 75 miles. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) FAQs Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:45:15 GMT Who Is Considered An Immediate Family Member? http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA/Federal/who-is-considered-an-immediate-family-member-.html An employee?s spouse, children (son or daughter), and parents are immediate family members for purposes of FMLA. The term &quot;parent&quot; does not include a parent &quot;in&shy;law&quot;. The terms son or daughter do not include individuals age 18 or over unless they are &quot;incapable of self&shy;care&quot; because of mental or physical disability that limits one or more of the &quot;major life activities&quot; as those terms are defined in regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT ¿Puede Mi Empleador Hacer Preguntas Acerca de Mi Salida Durante mi Ausencia? http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA/Federal/-puede-mi-empleador-hacer-preguntas-acerca-de.html <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: ES">S&iacute;, pero solamente a usted. Su empleador puede formularle preguntas para confirmar si su salida califica para los prop&oacute;sitos de FMLA, y puede requerir reportes peri&oacute;dicos acerca de su status y su intenci&oacute;n de retornar al trabajo despu&eacute;s de haber salido. Tambi&eacute;n, si el empleador desea obtener otra opini&oacute;n, se le puede pedir que obtenga una certificaci&oacute;n m&eacute;dica adicional pagada por el empleador, o rectificaci&oacute;n durante el per&iacute;odo de salida de FMLA. El empleador tambi&eacute;n puede hacer que ciertos representantes contacten a su proveedor de cuidados a la salud, con su permiso, a fin de clarificar la informaci&oacute;n contenida en el certificado m&eacute;dico.&nbsp;&nbsp;Los &uacute;nicos profesionistas que pueden llevar a cabo este contacto son el proveedor de cuidados m&eacute;dicos que representa al empleador, el profesionista de recursos humanos, un administrador de las salidas, o un funcionario de administraci&oacute;n.&nbsp; En ning&uacute;n caso el supervisor directo del empleado puede contactar a su proveedor de cuidados a la salud.&nbsp;&nbsp;Finalmente, las preguntas acerca de su certificado medico no pueden involucrar informaci&oacute;n adicional acerca de la condici&oacute;n de su salud o la de un miembro de su familia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT Are There Other Circumstances In Which My Employer Can Deny Me Fmla Leave Or Reinstatement To My Job? http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA/Federal/are-there-other-circumstances-in-which-my-emp.html <p>In addition to denying reinstatement in certain circumstances to &quot;key&quot; 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