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Navigating the World of Family and Medical Leave Law. Regina W. Romeo, M.P.A., H.R.M. Countywide Family and Medical Leave Coordinator. Operational Changes. First visit for treatment must be within 7 days of first date of incapacity
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Navigating the World of Family and Medical Leave Law Regina W. Romeo, M.P.A., H.R.M. Countywide Family and Medical Leave Coordinator
Operational Changes • First visit for treatment must be within 7 days of first date of incapacity • Second visit must be within 30 days of first date of incapacity • Re-certification can be requested every six months (request was yearly previously) • Compensatory Time Off (CTO) can be used for FMLA
Operational Changes • Provisional Leave • Designation Notice sent in 5 days • Leave is denied (not delayed) when certification is not received • Counting holiday time
Operational Changes • Retroactive Designation • Contacting Health Care Providers • Employees must follow call-in procedures • Denial of leave subjects absences to departmental attendance policies
Military Caregiver Leave • Does not run concurrently with non-military FMLA • Military Caregiver Leave runs first • Eligibility is not determined twice • Leave does not roll over and cannot be taken yearly • Leave cannot exceed 26 workweeks in a 12-month period
Military Caregiver Leave • 26 workweeks is a one-time entitlement per injury, per service member • Only for current service members injured in the line of duty on active duty
Qualifying Exigency Leave • 12 workweeks for qualifying exigency • Leave is related to active service members call to active duty • Short-notice deployments • Military events and activities related to active duty deployment
Qualifying Exigency Leave • Childcare and school activities • Financial and legal arrangements • Counseling, rest and recuperation • Post-deployment activities • Additional activities related to a call to active duty
Notification Notification Notification
Navigation Tools Manual and Forms Roll-Out Thursday, November 12, 2009 On-Line Manual Available on Friday, November 13, 2009 Family and Medical Leave Symposium November 19, 2009 @ KHHOA