FMLA Eligibility Explained by Dallas Employment Lawyer
// Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse
The Family and Medical Leave Act entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for up to twelve workweeks because of certain medical and family reasons. For example, an employee may use FMLA leave to care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or recover from a medical procedure. However, as Dallas employment law attorney Keith Clouse explains, not all employers are required to provide FMLA leave and not every employee is eligible to take leave.
The FMLA applies only to an employer that is: • a private-sector employer with 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year; • a public agency; or • a public or private elementary or secondary school.
Only certain employees who work for covered employers are eligible to take FMLA leave. An eligible employee: • works for a covered employer; • has worked for the employer for at least twelve months; • has worked at least 1,250 hours for the employer during the twelve month period immediately preceding the leave; and • works at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles.
This article is presented by the Dallas employment lawyers at Clouse Dunn LLP. For inquiries or additional information about FMLA compliance issues, send an email to debra@clousedunn.com or call (214) 239-2705.
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KEITH A. CLOUSE
Clouse Dunn LLP
214.220.2722 214.220.3833 ( fax) keith@clousedunn.com
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