The Family and Medical Leave Act   (FMLA) Attorneys | Shelley & Schulte, P.C.

Qualifying Reasons for FMLA Leave

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides eligible employees the right to take a total of 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to do one or more of the following:

• to care for a newborn son or daughter,
• to care for a child placed with the employee through adoption or foster care,
• to care for an immediate family member with a “serious health condition,” or
• to care for the employee’s own “serious health condition” that renders the employee unable to perform his or her work functions.

Military Caregiver Leave

In addition, the Act provides up to 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin to the employee.

Reinstatement and Protection from Interference or Retaliation

After the period of qualified leave expires, the employee generally is entitled to be reinstated to the former position or an equivalent one with the same benefits and terms of employment that existed before the employee took the leave. Additionally, to insure the availability of these guarantees, the FMLA declares that it is unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right provided by the FMLA. The FMLA also protects employees in the event they are discriminated against for exercising their rights under the Act.

Our Experience with FMLA Claims

Our firm has substantial experience litigating FMLA claims on behalf of employees.

Has your FMLA leave been denied, interfered with, or followed by retaliation? Contact Shelley & Schulte, P.C. today for experienced representation in Virginia.