Human Resources People Management

CHAPTER 18 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

To initiate an employee FMLA leave:

1. Open the FMLA Initiation window.
   (Cards >> Human Resources >> Employee-Benefits >> FMLA/Leaves)


2. Enter or select an Employee ID.


3. Choose New to create a new instance number.


4. Mark the type of leave days—full or partial—that will be taken during
   this employee’s FMLA leave.


5. Accept the default dates or enter the starting date and ending date for
   the FMLA leave. The default start date will be the system date. The end
   date displayed will be the date on which the employee’s FMLA leave
   will be exhausted. If this is the employee’s first instance of FMLA leave,
   the ending date will be 12 weeks from the starting date.


6. Accept the default date or enter a date in The Estimated Return Date
   field. The Estimated Return Date field is calculated automatically based
   on the End Date.


7. If a physician or insurance provider was notified of the employee’s
   absence, enter that date in the Physician/Provider Notified field, if
   necessary.