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Family Medical Leave Act Overview

Fact Sheet #28: The Family and Medical Leave Act

1. Which of the following is a requirement for an eligible employee to be entitled to take FMLA leave?

A. Someone who works for a covered employer. B. Someone who has worked for the employer for at least 12 months. C. Someone who has at least 1,250 hours of service for the employer during the 12 month period immediately preceding the leave. D. All of the above are required for an employee to be eligible for FMLA leave.

2. The 12 months of employment must be consecutive to meet the 12-month requirement.

A. True B. False

3. It is unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise any right provided by the FMLA.

A. True B. False

Fact Sheet #28A: Employee Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act

4. An employee on unpaid FMLA leave must make arrangements to pay the normal employee portion of the insurance premiums in order to maintain insurance coverage.

A. True B. False

5. An employee returning from FMLA leave must re-qualify for the benefits they enjoyed before the leave began.

A. True B. False

Fact Sheet #28B: FMLA leave for birth, bonding, or to care for a child with a serious health condition on the basis of an "in loco parentis" relationship

6. Which of the following is required for a child to be recognized as a son or daughter?

A. A biological relationship to the child. B. A legal relationship to the child. C. A day-to-day responsibility for caring for the child. D. None of the above.

Fact Sheet #28D: Employer Notification Requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act

7. All of the following notices of eligibility must be given either orally or in writing, except for:

A. Be provided within ten business days of the initial request for leave. B. Inform the employee of his or her eligibility status. C. If the employee is determined to be not eligible for FMLA leave, state at least one reason why. D. All of the above are required notices.

Fact Sheet #28E: Employer Notice Requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act

8. Which of the following does not apply to the employee's notice to the employer?

A. The notice must be written. B. The first time the employee requests leave, the employee is not required to specifically mention the FMLA. C. The employee is required to provide enough information for the employer to know that the leave may be covered by the FMLA. D. When and how much leave the employee anticipates needing to take.

9. In general, the employee must give the employer at least _____ days advance notice of the need to take FMLA leave when he or she knows about the need for the leave in advance and it is possible and practical to do so.

A. 7 B. 30 C. 45 D. 90

Fact Sheet #28F: Qualifying Reasons for Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act

10. Both mothers and fathers have the same right to take FMLA leave for the birth of a child.

A. True B. False

Fact Sheet #28G: Certification of a Serious Health Condition under the Family and Medical Leave Act

11. The employer may require the employee to submit a certification from a health care provider to support the employee's health condition or request certification for leave to bond with a newborn child or a child placed for adoption or foster care.

A. True B. False

Fact Sheet #28H: 12-month period under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

12. The employer may use which of the following methods to establish the 12-month period?

A. The calendar year. B. Any fixed 12-months. C. The 12-month period measured forward. D. Any of the above are acceptable.

Fact Sheet #28I: Calculation of Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act

13. FMLA leave may be taken in all of the following periods, except:

A. 15 minute increments B. Whole months C. Hour increments D. Single days

Fact Sheet #28M(a): Military Caregiver Leave for a Current Servicemember under the Family and Medical Leave Act

14. When a current servicemember has not designated in writing a next of kin for FMLA purposes, and there are multiple family members with the same level of relationship to the servicemember, all such family members are considered the servicemember's next of kin and may take FMLA leave to provide care to the servicemember.

A. True B. False

Summary

15. The FMLA has special rules that apply to which of the following?

A. Airline pilots B. Flight attendants C. Airline crewmembers D. All of the above


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