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The Family and Medical Leave Act, signed into law on February 5, 1993, was designed to grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances and to protect your job.

1. You can take family and medical leave if…
you’re having or adopting a baby
your child, spouse or parent has a serious health condition
you have a serious health condition
all of the above

2. True or false – your employer must pay your full salary while you are taking family and medical leave?
true
false

3. True or false, you can take Family and Medical Leave even before your baby is born, if your doctor deems it medically necessary?
true
false

4. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act your job is protected and you are allowed to take leave for up to ________ in a 12-month period:
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
12 weeks

5. Which of the following does not count as “family” under the Family and Medical Leave Act?
Your child
Your spouse
Your father
Your mother-in-law

6. True or false – if you are taking leave for pregnancy, your husband is also entitled to take family and medical leave once the baby is born?
true
false

7. True or false – you can only take family and medical leave in a one big chunk, and not in separate periods of time.
true
false

8. True or false – your employer is required to pay your health insurance while you are off taking family and medical leave?
true
false

9. You may not be guaranteed your job back after taking family and medical leave if:
a. You are among the ten percent of highest paid employees in your organization
b. Your job would have been eliminated or downgraded if you hadn’t taken leave
c. Both A and B
d. None of these

Information courtesy of the The National Partnership for Women and Families.

You can download The National Partnership for Women and Families complete guide to the FMLA at: http://www.nationalpartnership.org/workandfamily/fmleave/questions_answers.htm

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