Notification of FMLA running concurrently with Paid Leave

Noland77

I am curious of your practice. Do you send notification to an Associate that their FMLA time is running concurrently with their paid leave? How critical is prior notification vs. notification of when they get close to exhaustion of coverage?

Nrdgrrl

From reading the regs, I believe you have to tell them both within two days of knowing that they might qualify for leave.

Here is the applicable section:

(i) that the leave will be counted against the employee's annual
FMLA leave entitlement (see Sec. 825.208);

(iii) the employee's right to substitute paid leave and whether the
employer will require the substitution of paid leave, and the conditions
related to any substitution;

(c) Except as provided in this subparagraph, the written notice
required by paragraph (b) (and by subparagraph (a)(2) where applicable)
must be provided to the employee within one or two business days if
feasible. If leave has already begun, the notice should be mailed to the
employee's address of record.

I cut out a bit because it's long winded...

NrdGrrl