Family and Medical
State and federal family and medical leave laws provide up to 12 workweeks of unpaid family/medical leave within a 12-month period, under the following conditions:
- The employee has been employed with the Company for a total of at least 12 months prior to the commencement of leave. The 12 months of employment must have accumulated within the previous seven years (certain exceptions apply);
- The employee has worked at least 1,250 hours during the previous 12-month period before the need for leave*; and
- The employee is employed at a work site where there are 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius.
Leave may be taken for one or more of the following reasons:
- The birth of the employee’s child, or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care (FMLA/CFRA);
- For incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or child birth (FMLA only);
- For a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her job (FMLA/CFRA);
- To care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition (FMLA/CFRA);
- To care for the employee’s registered domestic partner (CFRA only).
For additional information about eligibility for family/medical leave, contact HR manager.