Length of FMLA leave

You get up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave per 12-month period. We use a rolling 12-month period to determine your FMLA balance.

You may get up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave per 12-month period. We use a rolling 12-month period to determine your FMLA balance. Leave may be taken as a single block of time or, when medically necessary, on an intermittent basis.

Calculating your available leave

1

Determine the date you wish to start your leave.
Example: March 10, 2024

 
2

Count back 12 months from that start date.
Example: March 11, 2023

 
3

Add up the FMLA time already taken during that 12-month period.
Example: You took two weeks in April 2023 and three more weeks in January 2024. Total used in the past 12 months: five weeks.

 
4

Subtract the amount of time already taken from the 12 weeks allowed. The remainder is the amount of time you can take for your current leave.
Example: 12 weeks minus 5 weeks = 7 weeks available

Part-time employees

When you work a part-time schedule, your available amount of FMLA leave is determined on a pro rata or proportional basis. FMLA provides up to 12 weeks of leave. A week is determined by the number of hours you normally work.

Leave taken as full weeks: An employee who works 30 hours per week is entitled to 12 weeks of leave, which would total 360 hours (30 x 12), not 480 (40 x 12) hours. 

Intermittent or Reduced Schedule: Only the amount of leave you actually take counts toward your leave entitlement. If you normally work 40 hours a week, but only are able to work 20 hours following surgery, your 20 hours of leave equal half of a week of FMLA leave for each week of the reduced-leave schedule.