Administration & Finance

The Family and Medical Leave Act

WHO IS CONSIDERED A "FAMILY MEMBER?"
A family member includes:

A spouse (i.e., husband or wife).
A son or daughter (biological, adopted, foster, stepchild, legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis) who is either under the age of 18, or over the age of 18 and disabled within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A parent (including a person who has acted in loco parentis, such as a stepparent or grandparent).
A person with whom the employee shares or has shared within the last year a mutual residence and with whom the employee maintains a "committed relationship."

Reasonable documentation may be required to confirm a family relationship.