An employee is eligible if she has worked for the employer at least twelve months and at least 1000 regular hours within that time. Except for an emergency, the employee must give at least 30 days notice. The 12 weeks may be either continuous or non-continuous. A senior employee can be denied this leave if it would cause great harm to the employer's business and the employer promptly notifies the employee of this denial when that decision is made. The right to be restored to an equivalent position does not apply if the employer has had a general layoff or staff reduction that would have affected the employee.
Family leave is in addition to any other time off from the employer for being unable to work.
Under a comparable federal law, much the same rights are available except that the employee must work at least 1250 hours in the prior 12 months but may then take up to the 12 weeks of leave in any 12 month period. The employer may not retaliate if you had a reasonable belief that the policy is prohibited by a statute or is criminal, fraudulent, or contrary to some clear public policy concerning health, safety, or the environment. It also applies when the complaint is made about another company that does business with your employer. Unless there is an emergency, the statute does not apply if you did not give the employer written notice of the violation and did not give the employer a chance to correct the problem before reporting it to the government. All rights reserved.