pre-FMLA leave

I am Eligible for FMLA Leave. Now What?

By Jeff Nowak on February 24, 2020

A few weeks back, I celebrated my one-year anniversary at Littler. You know what that means, right?

I’m F-M-L-A eligible, baby!

Now that I am eligible to take job-protected leave [picture the heavens opening up and the sun shining down on my face], I’m salivating over all the so-called “reasons” I could use…

FMLA FAQ: Can an Employer Credit Pre-FMLA Leave Against an Employee’s FMLA Entitlement When the Employee Becomes Eligible?

By Jeff Nowak on October 18, 2011

Posted in Eligibility, FMLA FAQs

Q. We provide our employees “non-FMLA” leave after they have worked for us for six months. They are given up to six weeks off during that time if it can be certified by a physician. Since these employees are not eligible for FMLA leave at this point, can we credit the time they took off against their…