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Family Medical Certification Form

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One day while sitting at your desk at work, you get a phone call from your mother who tells you, your dad is terminally ill and the doctors have given him two to three weeks to live. You immediately hang up the phone and check your vacation time and notice you only have one week left for the year. You also realize you have a huge presentation due to your boss in one week's time and that there is noway she will let you go or that you can ask in fear you may lose your job. You confide in a co-worker and they tell you that you should talk to your Human Resources (HR) Department for advice on how to handle your boss. While explaining your situation to your HR representative, you learn that you have options under the Family Medical and Leave Act (FMLA) to be excused from work without fear of losing your job. But you still have more questions and she hands you some information to take home …show more content…

The employer at any time can request more information on top of this, but can't take away from it. The first form is the FMLA Notification Form that the employer must provide to the employee requesting FMLA within two business days. The FMLA Medical Certification Form is a form the medical provider will fill out verifying the accuracy of the employee's claim. This form has to be turned back in to the employer 15 calendar days after the initial request. Every company may add on to this policy, so it is always best to check with your HR department on their requirements. ("The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)") One thing to keep in mind, is that FMLA is not paid time off. Some companies may require the employee to exhaust all sick and vacation days upfront while on FMLA and move to unpaid FMLA after. Regardless, every employee needs to plan for these types of circumstances if at all possible. Otherwise, 12 weeks of unpaid time off can be just as bad as losing your

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