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Can you receive unemployment benefit after your fmla runs out
I was injured on the job but did not miss work. Must I file for FMLA?
There is no "committee." The FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) is a public law.
FMLA is federal law and overrules Illinois standard law.
Your employer is not required to pay you for fmla, but is required to hold your position.
No. FMLA clearly states "Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaidleave during any 12-month period..."
You have to be with an employer for 12 months and worked for 12 months or at least 1,250 hours to qualify for FMLA. You also have to have a qualifying reason to claim FMLA.
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No one "files for" FMLA with some agency - it is a unilateral grant from the employer. Once the employer has enough info to know whether the employee qualifies or does not qualify for FMLA, the employer MUST issue a letter announcing whether it it granting or denying FMLA. EMployees need not request FMLA to get it, but must comply with employer demands for medical certification.
FMLA runs out after 12 weeks. What happens to you after that is between you and your employer.
Contact your HR department and ask them the exact question you just posted here. They will give you the time frame for your 480 hours so you don't have to be afraid of over or under using your hours.