Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that allows individuals up to 12 weeks leave during a 12-month period based on specified family and medical reasons for self, child, spouse or parents or to care for a newborn or newly adopted child. Additional FMLA leave benefits may be available for you if you have a family member who has been called to active military duty or who has been injured as a result of active military duty. You are eligible for FMLA if you have worked at BMC for at least 12 consecutive months and at least 1,250 hours.

FMLA runs concurrently with our sick time and disability programs, if you are eligible. All accrued PTO/Vacation time must be used during your FMLA leave if you are not receiving sick time or disability benefits. Upon expiration of your FMLA leave, reasonable efforts will be undertaken by the company to return you to the same position, or an equivalent position, held by you prior to departure, subject to the company’s policy of at-will employment. To apply for FMLA, please call Aflac at 1-800‐206-8826.