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Q&A: How do we calculate whether we’re covered under FMLA?

Question:

How do we calculate whether we’re covered under FMLA?

Answer from Margaret, PHR, SHRM,-CP

To be covered under FMLA, private sector employers need to employ 50 or more employees for at least 20 calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year. The 20 calendar workweeks do not need to be consecutive.

When counting your employees, you would include any employee whose name appears on your payroll any working day of the calendar week, regardless of whether they received compensation for the week.

Once your organization meets the 50 employees-for-20 work weeks threshold, it remains covered until it reaches a point at which it no longer employed 50 employees for 20 (non-consecutive) workweeks in the current and preceding calendar year.

 

Margaret holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Portland State University and a Professional Certificate in Human Resources Management. She has worked in a variety of HR roles in a multi-state capacity. Margaret regularly attends seminars and other continuing education courses to stay current with new developments and changes that affect the workplace and is active in local and national Human Resources organizations.

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