Eligibility Under FMLA

To be eligible for a family or medical leave, an employee must: - have worked for the employer for a total of at least 12 months (need not be consecutive) - have worked at least 1250 hours in the 12 months immediately (need not be consecutive) preceding commencement of leave work at a worksite having 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius Health Care and Other Benefits. The law provides that the employer must maintain the employee's coverage under any group health plan, and except for accrued or earned benefits (such as seniority), the employee must be restored to the same benefits upon return from leave as if the employee had continued to work. Employees on family or medical leave cannot collect unemployment or other government compensation.