The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires employers with 50 or more workers to provide qualified employees up to 12 weeks unpaid leave per year for the birth or adoption of a child, placement of a child in foster care, or to care for a spouse or an immediate family member with a serious health condition, or when unable to work because of a serious health condition. Employers covered by the law are required to maintain any pre-existing health coverage during the leave period and, once the leave period is concluded, to reinstate the employee to the same or an equivalent job. Contact the Department of Human Resources for the specifics of the University's policy.

The Family & Medical Leave Act requires that an employee provide his/her employer (The University of Arkansas) with 30 calendar days advance notice prior to the expected start of the leave. If 30 days advance notice is not possible, the employee must provide the employer with as much advance notice as possible, ordinarily within one or two business days of when the need for leave becomes known to the employee.

The FMLA forms are required to be completed and returned to Human Resources. These forms are required to document whether your absence from work meets the criteria to establish an FMLA eligible situation. If the circumstances surrounding your absence meet the FMLA eligibility requirements, the University has an obligation to protect your job for a period of up to twelve workweeks per calendar year. An information sheet on how to complete the FMLA packet of forms is included.

These forms should be returned to Amanda Luney in HR at ADMN-222 as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Luney at Human Resources 575-7618.