Health · Leave Rights

FMLA Eligibility

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives you 12 weeks of job-protected leave. But do you meet the "50/75/12/1250" requirements?

Check Eligibility

Answer 3 questions to see if your job is protected by law.

Employees within 75 miles of your site?

Months you have worked there?

Hours worked in the last 12 months?

The FMLA "Golden Rule"

To qualify for FMLA protection, you must meet **all four** of these criteria:

1. Employer Size

Your employer must have at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius of your work location.

2. Tenure (12 Months)

You must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months (they don't have to be consecutive).

3. Hours (1,250)

You must have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave.

4. Qualified Reason

You need a reason: serious health condition, caring for a family member, or birth/adoption of a child.