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1. What qualifies for FMLA leave?

Family Medical Leave (FMLA) allows for 12 weeks of unpaid leave in 12-month period for the following:

- Birth and care of a newborn
- Adoption or foster care of a child
- Employee’s own “serious health condition”
- Care of a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition
* “care” includes psychological care, comfort
- Care for ill or injured service member (* up to 26 weeks*)
- Qualifying exigency related to military service

Employees who have been employed for at leave 12 months and who have worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months preceding the commencement of Family or Medical Leave are eligible for said leave if one of the following conditions above is met and certified. Hours charged to annual leave, sick leave, short-term disability leave, compensatory time use, holiday leave, injury leave, civil leave, funeral leave, administrative leave and leave with our pay do not count towards the 1, 250 hour requirement.

Please contact Human Resources at (303)438-6320 if you think you may qualify or complete the Leave Request Form under the QuickLinks on the Leave Webpage and return to Human Resources.

2. What is a serious health condition?

- Inpatient care overnight
- Incapacity >3 consecutive full calendar days that also involves treatment by a health care provider
* 1 visit to doctor within 7 days plus regimen of continuing care or 2nd visit to doctor within 30 days
- Pregnancy incapacity
- Chronic serious conditions even if < 3 days
* Must visit health care provider 2x year
- Permanent or long-term conditions
- Receipt of multiple treatments

3. How do I request leave for my own serious health condition?

If you are requesting leave for your own serious health condition you would need to have the following documents completed (these documents are under the QuickLinks on the Leave Webpage) and returned to Human Resources:

- Leave Request Form – completed by the employee and signed for approval by supervisor
- Employee Certification of Health Care Provider – completed by the employee’s physician and must review employee’s job description
- Release to Return to Work – prior to returning to work the employee’s physician must complete this document and review the employee’s job description

Please note that if you are a benefited employee and are incapacitated for seven or more consecutive days for your own serious health condition and is doctor certified you may be eligible for Short-Term Disability leave.

4. How do I request leave for an immediate family member’s serious health condition?

If you are requesting leave for an immediate family member please complete the following documents located under the Quicklinks on the Leave Webpage and return to Human Resources:

- Leave Request Form – completed by the employee and signed for approval by supervisor
- Family Member Certification of Health Care Provider – completed by the immediate family member’s physician (this does not need to be completed if employee is only using sick leave).

5. What do I need to have completed if I have work restrictions?

Employees who have work restrictions must have his or her physician review their job description and complete the Release to Return to Work form (these documents can be found under the QuickLinks on the Leave Webpage). Additional information about modified duty and returning to work can be found in the Return-to-Work/Modified Duty Policy.