The FMLA provides longer service employees of larger employers the right to take up to 12 weeks from work without losing their job. Is that 12 weeks a year or 12 weeks for the rest of your life????

For different personal health issues...

1 answer  |  asked Oct 19, 2015 6:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

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Alejandro Caffarelli
It is 12 weeks per year, either per calendar year or on a rolling basis. The employer can choose either one, but if it does not specify which method it is using then you are entitled to take advantage of the method that is most advantageous to you.

posted by Alejandro Caffarelli  |  Oct 19, 2015 6:38 PM [EST]

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