FMLA FMLA Notice Requirements & Employee Obligations 2

Question 1

An employee is scheduled for a planned surgery in 45 days. When should the employee provide FMLA notice?

Accepted Answer

As soon as practicable after learning of the scheduled surgery, ideally providing 30 days notice

Answer

For foreseeable FMLA leave, the employee should provide at least 30 days advance notice. With 45 days until surgery, providing notice now satisfies the 30-day requirement.

Question 2

An employer requires absences to be reported through an online portal. An employee on intermittent FMLA calls the supervisor instead. Must the employer honor this as FMLA notice?

Accepted Answer

Yes if it was not practicable to use the portal given the circumstances; otherwise the employer may require portal compliance going forward

Answer

Employers may require compliance with normal call-in procedures for FMLA, but cannot deny FMLA protection if it was not practicable to use the portal.

Question 3

Which statement about FMLA notice content is correct?

Accepted Answer

The employee must provide enough information to alert the employer that the leave may be FMLA-qualifying

Answer

Employees only need to provide sufficient information to suggest that the absence may be for an FMLA-qualifying reason. No official form, diagnosis, or specific legal reference is required.

Question 4

After receiving an employee's FMLA notice, when must the employer request medical certification?

Accepted Answer

Within 5 business days of the notice or when the need for leave becomes apparent

Answer

The employer must request medical certification within 5 business days of learning of the need for FMLA leave. The request should accompany or follow the eligibility notice.

Question 5

What is the employee's obligation when a periodic recertification is requested by the employer?

Accepted Answer

The employee must return the completed recertification within 15 calendar days unless not practicable

Answer

When an employer requests recertification, the employee has 15 calendar days to provide the completed recertification, the same timeline as the initial certification.

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FMLA FMLA Notice Requirements & Employee Obligations 2