FMLA eligibility
Leslie
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Just a quick one. Say I have an employee who took FMLA from 11/28/2001 to 02/20/2002. Assuming they came back to full time employment, were they eligible for leave again last November or last week?
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If you use the calendar method, they only used a couple weeks in 2001 and were entitled to another 12 weeks as of 1/1/02. Using your dates, they only used about 7 weeks in 2002 and could have requested another 5 throughout the remainder of the calendar year 2002. Then, as of 1/1/03 they'd be eligible for another 12.
I believe if you don't specify in policy how you will calculate the 12-month period, the employee can choose the method that is most favorable to them (if they know that they have the right to do so).