Family and Medical Leave
Under federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you are eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid family and medical leave per year after one year of service if you worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months before your leave. Any paid leave (such as sick pay) runs concurrently with and is counted as part of the 12-week period (applicable state FMLA laws may provide for a longer leave). If your leave is approved, you may be able to continue benefits during the leave.
You may request a family and medical leave of absence:
After the birth or adoption of your child or if a child is placed with you for foster care
To care for your spouse, child or parent who has a serious health condition
If you have a serious health condition that makes you unable to work
If you are incapacitated due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or child birth
Due to a qualifying circumstance arising out of your spouse, son, daughter or parent being a covered military member on active duty or being notified of an impending call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation
FMLA also means no more than 26 weeks of leave of absence (paid or unpaid) during any single 12-month period to care for your spouse, son, daughter, parent or next of kin who is a covered service member with a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty while on active duty. This serious injury or illness may render the service member medically unfit to perform his or her duties and is one for which the service member is:
Undergoing medical treatment, recuperation or therapy,
Is in outpatient status, or
Is on the temporary disability retired list.
Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
The company continues to share the cost of medical and dental coverage while you are on an approved family and medical leave as long as you continue to pay your share of the premiums. You continue to pay the full cost for vision coverage. Your coverage will stop if your payments are not kept current. Your coverage will resume when you return from your leave of absence provided you notify your benefit administrator within 31 days of your return.
Basic Life Insurance
Coverage for basic life insurance will continue during your leave and the company will continue to pay for your coverage.
Supplemental Life Insurance, Dependent Life, AD&D Insurance and Group Legal Insurance
For coverage to continue, you must pay your premiums for supplemental life, dependent life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance and group legal insurance coverage during your leave. Your coverage will stop if your premium payments are not kept current. If your coverage ends, you are required to provide proof of good health before you can resume the supplemental and dependent life insurance.
Long-Term Disability
Company-provided coverage for long-term disability will continue during your leave.
Health Savings Account
As long as you continue to pay your share of medical premiums, you can choose to continue your HSA contributions — or you may change them at anytime.
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
You may continue contributions to your Health Care Flexible Spending Account during your leave by making contributions on an after-tax basis. Although you will not have any tax advantages, by continuing to make contributions you can still file claims for reimbursement of covered expenses. Your contributions to your Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account will be suspended during your leave because you can only use that account for dependent care expenses incurred while you are working.