FMLA Leave Administration
The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law permitting eligible employees of covered employers to take job-protected, unpaid leave for specified medical and family reasons.
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is gaining in popularity as more employees utilize the leave law. Administering FMLA in-house and remaining compliant can be incredibly challenging. Chard Snyder is your expert resource with an end-to-end, systematized solution for FMLA administration. We take away the worry and burden of a time-consuming, complex process and keep you compliant.
What is FMLA?
12 weeks unpaid, job-protected leave during a 12-month period (eligible employees) for:
- Birth, care of newborn child or placement of child for adoption or foster care
- Employee’s serious health condition
- Care for immediate family member (spouse, child or parent) with a serious health condition (physical or mental)
- Exigent circumstances related to military member called to active duty
26 weeks unpaid, job-protected leave during a 12-month period (military caregiver) for:
- Care of spouse, parent, child or next of kin who is injured or recovering from injury incurred while on active duty
- Birth, care of a newborn child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care
- Employee’s own serious health condition
- Care for an immediate family member (spouse, child or parent) with a serious health condition (physical or mental)
- Qualifying exigency due to military active duty in a foreign country
- Care for next of kin with a serious injury or illness obtained in line of duty
Leave can be continuous or intermittent
*See US Department of Labor Fact Sheet to Learn More.
Why Select Chard Snyder’s FMLA Leave Administration plan?
- Minimize Risk of Non-Compliance
- Allow Your HR Team to Focus on Strategic Efforts
- Technology Supports Regulations Across All States
- Systematized Solution
- Best Practices & Expertise