FMLA Study Guide 2026
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📋 FMLA Exam Format at a Glance
📚 FMLA Topics to Study (68)
✍️ Sample FMLA Questions & Answers
1. Who qualifies as a covered servicemember for FMLA military caregiver leave?
Covered servicemembers include current Armed Forces members (including National Guard and Reserves) receiving treatment for a serious injury or illness, and veterans within 5 years of discharge with such a condition.
2. What is the FMLA poster requirement for covered employers?
Covered employers must post the DOL's FMLA notice (WH-1420) in a conspicuous place accessible to employees and job applicants. Failure to post may result in a civil penalty of up to $196 per offense.
3. A 17-year-old employee who works part-time after school requests FMLA leave. The employer has 75 employees at the worksite. Is the employee eligible?
FMLA has no minimum age requirement; any employee meeting the 12-month tenure and 1,250-hour thresholds at a covered employer may qualify.
4. Under FMLA, 'continuing treatment' by a healthcare provider requires which of the following?
The continuing treatment prong requires incapacity of more than three days plus two or more treatment visits, with the first visit within seven days.
5. An employee with a chronic FMLA condition fails to follow the prescribed treatment plan, leading to repeated hospitalizations and extended absences. Can the employer take disciplinary action?
FMLA does not require employees to comply with treatment plans; the absences are still protected as long as the underlying serious health condition is certified.
6. How does the FMLA handle the situation where both spouses work for the same employer and both want to take leave for the birth of a child?
Spouses employed by the same employer may be limited to a combined 12 weeks for birth/adoption/placement bonding and parental illness care, and 26 weeks combined for military caregiver leave.