The U.S. Department of Labor recently released updated model forms for employers to use in connection with leave taken by their employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The updated forms reflect a new expiration date of May 31, 2018. (Previously released versions contained month-to-month expiration dates.)
Under the FMLA, eligible employees are entitled to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. The law also includes certain family military leave entitlements. Private employers who employ 50 or more employees for at least 20 workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year must comply with the FMLA. Employees must work at a location where the company employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles and meet certain other requirements with respect to time worked before they are entitled to take FMLA leave.
The following forms have been updated with the new expiration date:
- WH-380-E Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee’s Serious Health Condition
- WH-380-F Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member’s Serious Health Condition
- WH-381 Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities
- WH-382 Designation Notice
- WH-384 Certification of Qualifying Exigency For Military Family Leave
- WH-385 Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Current Servicemember – for Military Family Leave
- WH-385-V Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of a Veteran for Military Caregiver Leave
Additional information on the FMLA is available in our Family and Medical Leave Act section within the Client Resource Center HR Library.
