FMLA Employee and Employer Notice and Response Requirements Checklist

Summary

This checklist provides guidance to private employers on employee and employer notice and response obligations when employees request leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)—29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq.—and when employers request information from employees concerning these requests. It also addresses employers' FMLA general notice requirements to its employees, including those who have not specifically requested FMLA leave. This checklist is based on federal law; it does not address all potential state law distinctions.