Definition of "immediate family"

MS HR

Does a sister who lives with employee count as immediate family for the employee to qualify for fmla purposes?

LindaS

Is the employee acting in the role of parent or legal guardian?

Peyton Irby MS

unless the sister is the "legal ward"[may be known as legal guardian], of the employee or either the sister or employee acted as the "parent" of the other, then not covered. note: the FMLA does not specify that the "parent" definition has to be a legally adoptive parent relationship.
Peyton Irby
Editor, Mississippi Employment Law Letter
Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A.
(601) 949-4810
[email]pirby@watkinsludlam.com[/email]

MS HR

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