Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides eligible employees of covered employers with unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. Eligible employees may take up to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:

• The birth of a son or daughter or placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or
  foster care, and to bond with the newborn or newly-placed child;
• To care for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent who has a serious health condition, including incapacity due to pregnancy and for prenatal medical care;
• For a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job, including incapacity due to pregnancy and for prenatal medical care; or
• For any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that a spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a military member on covered active duty or call to covered active duty status.

School District FMLA Policy:

• Please visit the following link for policy #6551
  • Select Policies
    • Search for Policy #6551

For more information on FMLA:

• FMLA Information
• Employee Guide to FMLA 

Process to Request FMLA Leave:

As soon as the employee knows they will be in need of FMLA leave, they should submit their request via the eFMLA online system.