Definition of "immediate family"

MS HR · April 2003

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

LindaS · April 2003

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

Peyton Irby MS · April 2003

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 · April 2003

THANK YOU ALL!

Definition of "immediate family"

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