Family and Medical Leave Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (NV)

Summary

This template is a policy that sets forth the rights and obligations of employees taking family and medical leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for use by Nevada employers. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and an alternate clause. All public sector employers, or private sector employers who employ 50 or more people in 20 or more workweeks in a calendar year, must comply with the FMLA, in addition to corresponding local laws. Outside of the federal FMLA, Nevada has no separate laws that require private sector employers to provide family or medical leave. However, if an employer provides paid or unpaid sick leave, the employer must allow an employee to use any accrued sick leave to assist a member of the immediate family of the employee who has an illness, injury, medical appointment, or other authorized medical need to the same extent and under the same conditions that apply to the employee when taking such leave. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 608.01975; 2021 Nev. AB 190. Such leave does not extend the maximum amount of leave to which an employee is entitled to take pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act. 2021 Nev. AB 190; 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. Employers must provide paid leave in accordance with Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 608.0197. This template is intended for private employers and may be included in an employee handbook or distributed as a standalone policy. The language complies with Nevada and federal law. For more information on family and medical leave, see Leave Law (NV) — Family and Medical Leave and Flexible Leave, and FMLA Leave: Guidance for Employers and Employees. For strategic considerations when defending lawsuits brought under the FMLA, see Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Litigation Defense Strategies. For information on state laws concerning family and medical leave, see the Family, Medical, Sick, Pregnancy, and Military Leave column of Attendance, Leaves, and Disabilities State Practice Notes Chart. For state family and medical leave policies, see the Family, Medical, Sick, Pregnancy, and Military Leave column of Attendance, Leaves, and Disabilities State Expert Forms Chart. This template does not address pregnancy-related leave. For information on pregnancy-related leave, see Leave Law (NV) — Pregnancy Leave and Pregnancy Discrimination Act: Compliance Tips. For a pregnancy and parental leave policy, see Pregnancy and Parental Leave Policy (with Acknowledgment) (NV). For information on drafting pregnancy and parental leave policies, see Pregnancy and Parental Leave Policy Checklist. For other state-specific policies, see the Family, Medical, Sick, Pregnancy, and Military Leave column of Attendance, Leaves, and Disabilities State Expert Forms Chart.