Family Medical Leave

Family Medical Leave

Policy 2.3.6.2 Medical Leave: FMLA

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) as amended in 2008, requires Yavapai College to provide eligible employees unpaid leave. The two types of leave available include the basic 12-week leave entitlement (Basic FMLA Leave) as well as the military family leave entitlements (Military Family Leave). The College has adopted this policy to implement the terms of the act. The general FMLA provisions are posted at each Campus and are available on the College Human Resources website. If there is a conflict between this policy and the law, as written or subsequently amended, the law shall govern.

Eligibility for FMLA Leave:

An eligible employee is an individual who has been employed by the College at least 12 months prior to the commencement of the leave, has worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period prior to the leave, and is employed at a worksite with at least 50 employees within 75 miles of that worksite. An employee will be notified within five days of a request for leave of the College’s determination of whether or not the employee is an “eligible employee” for purposes of FMLA leave.

FMLA Information:

DOL Family and Medical Leave Act Poster

DOL Fact Sheet #28: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

DOL Fact Sheet #28A: The Family and Medical Leave Act Military Family Leave Entitlements

Yavapai College FMLA FAQ

Request for Leave

1. Whenever possible, requests for FMLA Leave should be submitted to Human Resources using the Request for Family/Medical leave form available from Human Resources.
2. If the need to use FMLA leave is foreseeable, the employee must give the College at least 30 days’ prior notice of the need to take leave. When 30 days’ notice is not possible, the employee must give notice as soon as practicable (within 1 or 2 business days of learning of the need for the leave except in extraordinary circumstances). Failure to provide such notice may be grounds for delaying the start of the FMLA leave.

FMLA Forms:

Request for Family Medical Leave Form

Fitness for Duty Release

Do you have any questions?

Contact Deb Webster, Benefits Specialist at deb.webster@yc.edu or (928) 776-2289