Calculating Intermittent & Reduced Leave - (My specific calculation)

VS

Hi All,
First time on board for me! Been reading the past postings and I am impressed with the thought processes for determining solutions to problems. I hope to enjoy meeting fellow HR professionals and learn new things!

I have read many of the past responses about calculating FMLA leave, but...., I come up with several scenarios for my problem and can't think straight anymore! Would appreciate your assistnace. I'm getting confused with the 2004 leave in May and July rolling back over the same 2003 leave periods.

Here goes....
Employee works Mon. thru Thurs. 10 hours a day.
We use the "Rolling Back" method.

Employee has taken the following leave times:

No FMLA in 2002
9-02-03 thru 9-21-03
11-19-03 thru 12-01-03
5-13-04 thru 5-24-04
7-26-04 thru 8-23-04

8-24-04 thru 10-19-04 (This becomes "reduced" leave. Employee will be taking two hours off a day).

How much leave is this employee entitled to?

Thank You!! I appreciate your help.

POPEYE

The easiest way to calculate is by the hour. (480)
To get an accurate of entitlement hours available using the rolling backward method, here is what I have found to be helpful:

Take today's date -09/15/04.
Moving backward on the calendar, record all of the hours that your EE has taken back to 09/15/03 and subtract that total from 480. That will give you the total your EE has available. In your scenario, your EE was off during this month last year, so when each day of usage last year passes, they will be entitled to that many more hours.

Hope this helps and doesn't muddy the waters more.

VS

Hi Popeye,
Thanks for your response! You make it too easy!! I think we were making it too difficult. Will take a closer look and see what we come up with.

Thanks again,
VS

Don D

VS: You were correct! You are making (and trying to make) it much too complicated. Popeye is right on with his explanation. Count the hours. Pure and simple. Document each hour taken, whether full week, part week, part day or by the hour. Watch your rolling year and do a little elementary math and it becomes clear. It ain't rocket science and you can't try to make it that.

PS: There will be de-merits if we catch you complicating stuff. x:-) dd.

VS

>Hi All,
>First time on board for me! Been reading the
>past postings and I am impressed with the
>thought processes for determining solutions to
>problems. I hope to enjoy meeting fellow HR
>professionals and learn new things!
>
>I have read many of the past responses about
>calculating FMLA leave, but...., I come up with
>several scenarios for my problem and can't think
>straight anymore! Would appreciate your
>assistnace. I'm getting confused with the 2004
>leave in May and July rolling back over the same
>2003 leave periods.
>
>Here goes....
>Employee works Mon. thru Thurs. 10 hours a day.
>We use the "Rolling Back" method.
>
>Employee has taken the following leave times:
>
>No FMLA in 2002
>9-02-03 thru 9-21-03
>11-19-03 thru 12-01-03
>5-13-04 thru 5-24-04
>7-26-04 thru 8-23-04
>
>8-24-04 thru 10-19-04 (This becomes "reduced"
>leave. Employee will be taking two hours off a
>day).
>
>How much leave is this employee entitled to?
>
>Thank You!! I appreciate your help.