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Navigating the World of Family and Medical Leave Law

Navigating the World of Family and Medical Leave Law. Regina W. Romeo, M.P.A., H.R.M. Countywide Family and Medical Leave Coordinator. Operational Changes. First visit for treatment must be within 7 days of first date of incapacity

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Navigating the World of Family and Medical Leave Law

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  1. Navigating the World of Family and Medical Leave Law Regina W. Romeo, M.P.A., H.R.M. Countywide Family and Medical Leave Coordinator

  2. Operational Changes • First visit for treatment must be within 7 days of first date of incapacity • Second visit must be within 30 days of first date of incapacity • Re-certification can be requested every six months (request was yearly previously) • Compensatory Time Off (CTO) can be used for FMLA

  3. Operational Changes • Provisional Leave • Designation Notice sent in 5 days • Leave is denied (not delayed) when certification is not received • Counting holiday time

  4. Operational Changes • Retroactive Designation • Contacting Health Care Providers • Employees must follow call-in procedures • Denial of leave subjects absences to departmental attendance policies

  5. Military Caregiver Leave • Does not run concurrently with non-military FMLA • Military Caregiver Leave runs first • Eligibility is not determined twice • Leave does not roll over and cannot be taken yearly • Leave cannot exceed 26 workweeks in a 12-month period

  6. Military Caregiver Leave • 26 workweeks is a one-time entitlement per injury, per service member • Only for current service members injured in the line of duty on active duty

  7. Qualifying Exigency Leave • 12 workweeks for qualifying exigency • Leave is related to active service members call to active duty • Short-notice deployments • Military events and activities related to active duty deployment

  8. Qualifying Exigency Leave • Childcare and school activities • Financial and legal arrangements • Counseling, rest and recuperation • Post-deployment activities • Additional activities related to a call to active duty

  9. Notification Notification Notification

  10. Navigation Tools Manual and Forms Roll-Out Thursday, November 12, 2009 On-Line Manual Available on Friday, November 13, 2009 Family and Medical Leave Symposium November 19, 2009 @ KHHOA

  11. Questions & Comments

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