Family and Medical Leave

If it becomes necessary to take medical leave to address your "serious health condition" or family leave to care for your parent, spouse or child certain State and Federal laws serve to protect you. Taking time off in connection with a pregnancy, the birth or adoption of a child is included in these rights.

Employees are eligible, depending on the situation, may be allowed up to 12 weeks of family leave and 12 weeks of medical leave annually. Family and medical leaves are not paid unless your employer has a policy that provides for payment.

When family or medical leave are over you are most often entitled to return to your former position, or one deemed to equivalent, except where your position would have been eliminated regardless of your leave.

If a employee wants to take a family or medical leave they must provide reasonable advance notice of their need for the leave per their employer's policy. The amount of notice that is required depends on the circumstances.

The family and medical leave laws are extremely complex with many restrictions and exceptions.

Call Aretsky & Arestky today for a free assessment of your claim.