schedule that best suits your needs or the needs of the covered military member, if applicable, and the Company. If the need for leave is unforeseeable, provide notice as soon as possible. Normal call-in procedures apply to all absences from work, including requests for absences under this policy. Failure to provide appropriate notice may result in the delay or denial of leave.
You may obtain a leave request form from Human Resources.
Certification
If you are requesting leave because of your own or a covered relative’s serious health condition, you and the relevant healthcare provider must supply appropriate medical certification. You may obtain medical certification forms from Human Resources department. When you request leave, the Company will notify you of the requirement for medical certification and when it is due (at least 15 days after you request leave). If you provide at least 30 days’ notice of medical leave, you should also provide the medical certification before leave begins. Failure to provide requested medical certification in a timely manner may result in denial of FMLA-covered leave until it is provided. At our expense, the Company may require an examination by a second healthcare provider designated by us. If the second healthcare provider’s opinion conflicts with the original medical certification, we, at our expense, may require a third, mutually agreeable, healthcare provider to conduct an examination and provide a final and binding opinion. Subsequent medical recertification may also be required. Failure to provide requested certification within 15 days, when practical, may delay further leave until it is provided. The Company also reserves the right to require certification from a covered military member’s healthcare provider if you are requesting military caregiver leave and certification in connection with military exigency leave.
Paid Leave Utilization During FMLA Leave
FMLA leave is unpaid; however, you may use available paid leave (e.g., paid time off) during FMLA leave as permitted by law. FMLA leave runs concurrently with other leaves, such as accrued paid leave that is substituted for unpaid FMLA leave and any state family leave laws, to the extent allowed by applicable law. The substitution of paid leave for unpaid FMLA leave does not extend the 12 or 26 weeks (whichever is applicable) of FMLA leave. In addition, the substitution of paid leave for unpaid leave may not result in you receiving more than 100% of your salary. If you are receiving short- or long-term disability or workers’ compensation benefits during a personal medical leave, you will not be required to use accrued paid leave. However, where state law permits, you may elect to use accrued paid leave to supplement these benefits.
Leave Increments
Intermittent Leave
If medically necessary, FMLA leave for a serious health condition may be taken intermittently (in separate blocks of time) or on a reduced leave schedule (reducing the usual number of hours you work per workweek or workday). FMLA leave may also be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule for a qualifying exigency relating to covered military service. As FMLA leave is unpaid, the Company will reduce your salary based on the amount of time actually worked. In addition, while you are on an intermittent or reduced schedule leave that is foreseeable due to planned medical treatments, the Company may temporarily transfer you to an available alternative position that better accommodates your leave schedule and has equivalent pay and benefits.
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