Frequently Asked Questions

Answers

What types of conditions qualify for FMLA leave?

An eligible employee may use leave:

for the birth and care of a newborn child of the employee;
for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care;
to care for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition;
to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition; or
for qualifying exigencies arising out of the fact that the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent is on active duty or call to active duty status as a member of the National Guard or Reserves in support of a contingency operation.
A covered employer also must grant an eligible employee who is a spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a current member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, with a serious injury or illness up to a total of 26 workweeks of unpaid leave during a “single 12-month period” to care for the service member.