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fmla For Military Caregiver And Active Duty
Question | Answer |
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Military Caregiver Leave – Eligible employees are entitled up to | twenty–six (26) weeks of FMLA |
“in a single 12–month period to provide | care to wounded soldiers, reservists and for family members |
The leave can be paid or unpaid, depending upon | the accrued leave available to the employee |
FMLA leave is not necessarily granted | in addition to other forms of leave |
Leave taken may qualify for, and be applied towards | an employee’s FMLA leave entitlement |
Examples of | qualifying exigencies are |
Short | notice deployment |
Military events and related activities | Childcare and school activities |
Financial and legal arrangements | Counseling |
Rest and | recuperation |
An employee’s months and hours of active military service will be | combined with the months employed and the hours actually worked to meet the required 12– months |
and the 1,250 work hours | of employment calculation |
Under this qualifying exigency leave provision, the definition of a son or Daughter | does not require the child be “incapable of self–care” if eighteen (18) or older |
Next of kin is the nearest blood relative other | than spouse, parent or child |