Protected Leave Facts
Qualifying Reasons
Employer Musts
Employee Musts
Potpourri of Protections
100
The number of days an employer is given to designate leave once certification is received?
What is five (5) days.
100

If the qualifying reason is covered by both FMLA and CFRA, the leaves do this together.

“What is run concurrently?”

100
True or False, the Department of Labor publishes a comprehensive list of covered illness that qualify an individual for protection under the FMLA.
What is False.
100

The number of consecutive days an employee must be out sick before protected leave may apply.

More than 3 days.

100

True or False: Under CFRA, employees may care for a cousin who lives in the same household.

What is True?

200

This type of provider can supply information to support a protected leave request due to a serious illness.

What is a qualified licensed health care provider?

200
This document is signed by a health care provider, but can be authenticated and clarified.
What is a medical certification/Certification of Health Care Provider.
200

This document is signed by a health care provider but may be authenticated and clarified.

What is a medical certification?

200
Under City of Richmond policy, FMLA and paid leave (sick and vacation) do this together.
What is run concurrently.
200

If an adult child is incapable of this, a parent may take protected leave to care for them.

What is self-care?

300

True or False: An employee receiving workers’ compensation may also qualify for protected leave.

What is True?

300
A document that tells an employee if they are approved, not approved, or need to provide additional information for their FMLA leave request.
What is the Designation Notice.
300

This document tells the employee if their protected leave request is approved, denied, or needs more information.

What is the Approval Letter, Denial Notice, or Letter for Incomplete Paperwork?

300

The number of days an employee has to return their medical certification.

What is 15 calendar days?

300
True or False, FMLA may be used to care for parents-in-law?
What is false.
400
When the City of Richmond chooses to "look back", it is using this method to calculate available FMLA leave.
What is a "Rolling" 12-month period.
400
This document tells your employer you're "in good shape".
What is the Fitness-for-Duty certification.
400

True or False, Routine dental/orthodontia problems, as well as periodontal disease are considered serious health conditions under the FMLA.

What is False.

400
When an employee runs out of paid leave, they must take this action to maintain health insurance benefits.
What is pay their portion of the insurance premium.
400
"In locos parentis"
What is a person who has put himself in the situation of a lawful parent by assuming the obligations incident to the parental relation without going through the formalities necessary to legal adoption.
500
Not once or twice...the number of days an employee must be out of work sick before they may qualify for protection under the FMLA.
What is 3 days.
500

This type of care is received before childbirth is covered under the FMLA and PDL.

What is prenatal care?

500
A treatment that is received by an employee prior to giving birth that is covered under the FMLA.
What is pre-natal care.
500

Under FMLA and CFRA, employees may be required to provide this 'update’ showing the employee still needs leave.

What is recertification?

500
DAILY DOUBLE True or False, individuals living in the same household may qualify for FMLA.
What is false, must be considered covered family member.
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