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Under the family and medical leave act of 1993 (FMLA), eligible employees of the U.S. Postal Service are entitled to receive unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. Qualified medical and family reasons include: personal or family illness, pregnancy, adoption, or the foster-care placement of a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FMLA is intended \u201cto balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families.\u201d It allows eligible employees to take up to 12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to attend to the serious health condition of the employee, his or her parent, spouse or child, or for pregnancy or care of a newborn child, or for adoption or foster care of a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have been employed by the employer at least 12 months, and worked at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months, and work at a location where the employ\u00ader employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 amended the FMLA to provide two types of military family leave for FMLA-eligible employees: \u201cqualifying exigency leave\u201d and \u201cmilitary caregiver leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

FMLA FORMS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The union has posted FMLA forms for use by healthcare providers to certify serious illnesses of APWU members and their family members. In accordance with an April 18, 2012, arbitration award, these forms are accepted by the USPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certification by a Health Care Provider for the Employee\u2019s Own Serious Illness:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n