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Surprising variations in FMLA leave
Test your knowledge of FMLA with this short quiz. These variations in FMLA leave may surprise you! Click below to see answers.
- Which of the following variations in leave are defined by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
- Intermittent leave
- Reduced leave schedule
- Continuous leave
- Airline flight crew employee
- All of the above
- “Reduced leave schedule” means:
- A leave schedule that is the result of an employee who decides to reduce the amount of FMLA leave time originally requested.
- A leave schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or hours per workday, of an employee.
- A leave schedule reduced by the employer due to the needs of the business.
- All of the above
- Examples of intermittent leave would include leave taken on an occasional basis for medical appointments, or leave taken several days at a time spread over a period of six months, such as for chemotherapy.
- True
- False
Surprising variations in FMLA leave: Answers
- All of the above.
- A leave schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or hours per workday, of an employee.
- True. Leave may be taken in separate periods of time due to a single reason, rather than for one continuous period of time, and may include leave of periods from an hour or more to several weeks.