Family
and Medical Leave Act
Coverage may be continued for
you and your dependents for up to twelve weeks while you are on leave from
employment under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This is unpaid, job
protected leave. To qualify for leave, you must satisfy the following three
criteria:
- Work
for an employer who employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles from your
worksite.
- Have
been employed by your employer for at least 1,250 hours over the previous twelve
months.
- Have
been employed by your employer for at least twelve
months.
In
addition, you must provide 30 days advance notice to your employer when the
leave is foreseeable, and provide a medical certification to support a leave for
a serious health condition. Your employer must notify the Trust Office that you
qualify for leave under the FMLA and must pay the required contribution to the
Trust on a timely basis. FMLA coverage runs simultaneously with other
continuation coverage, except COBRA.
Leave
is available for the following situations:
- Birth
of your son or daughter in order to care for such child.
- Placement
of a son or daughter with you for adoption or foster care.
- The
serious health condition of your parent, spouse or child, including your legally
placed child, adopted child or stepchild.
- Your
own serious health
condition.
FMLA
coverage terminates on the earliest of the following:
- The
date you return to work, unless leave is a permissible intermittent leave or
under a reduced schedule.
- The
date you notify the employer that you will not be returning to work.
- The
date your coverage would otherwise terminate.
- The
date coverage has been continued for twelve
weeks.
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