{"id":7874,"date":"2024-03-25T16:12:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=7874"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:17:44","slug":"intermittent-fmla-njfla-leave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/intermittent-fmla-njfla-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermittent FMLA\/NJFLA Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Family Medical Leave Act and the New Jersey Family Leave Act permits the use of leave entitlement on a intermittent basis or on a reduced leave schedule when medically necessary. Employees must make reasonable efforts to schedule leave for planned medical treatment so as not to unduly disrupt the employer\u2019s operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eligibility criteria follow that of FMLA and NJFLA. Employees can take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA\/NJFLA leave in a 12-month or 24 month period for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The birth, adoption or foster placement of a child with you,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Your serious mental or physical health condition that makes you unable to work,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0To care for family member or equivalent with a serious mental or physical health condition, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Certain qualifying reasons related to the foreign deployment of your spouse, child or parent who is a military servicemember<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WHD\/legacy\/files\/fmlaen.pdf\">FMLA Poster (PDF) <\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njoag.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Family-Leave-Act.pdf\">NJFLA Poster (PDF)<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/supervisor-responsibilities\/\">Supervisor Responsibilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Requesting a Leave of Absence<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><em><strong>Notification<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give at least 30 days\u2019 notice, if you know in advance of your need for a leave of absence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you learn of your need for time off or a leave of absence less than 30 days ahead of time, request it as soon as you are able.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You do not need to share any specifics about your health circumstances or those of your family member. However, you do need to provide enough information so that your supervisor can understand that your absence may be covered by the FMLA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Submitting Your FMLA Request<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employees may request a leave of absence within Workday to initiate the process and prompt the necessary paperwork. View<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our guide on how to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/09\/Request-Absence.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Request Leave of Absence<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for instructions..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Required Documentation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leave of absence due to illness and family leave will require a health-care provider certification form to support the need for time off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The form must be returned to HR within 15 days of receipt. Because the information is so time sensitive, it must be completed 30 days from the leave start date. <em>Any submission before 30 days will expire and will need to be completed by the physician again.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medical conditions can change and sometimes you don\u2019t know how much FMLA leave you will need to take. You and the health care provider may provide the best estimate of the length of time or frequency of absences you will need based on what is known at the time. If you require more or less leave than you originally thought, you can always provide an updated certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Confidentiality<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Office of Employee Benefits will keep confidential all medical information relating to requests for a medical leave. This information will be used only to make decisions in regards to the provisions of the policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should not disclose your own or your family member\u2019s medical diagnosis to your supervisor or department.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any required certification should be submitted directly to the benefits department, where it will be kept confidential and separate from your personnel file. Do not submit any medical documentation to supervisor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Paid Time off During Leave<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FMLA leave is not paid leave, but you may choose, or be required by your employer, to use any paid time off to cover your absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Possible pay continuation options during leave include:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sick Time Off<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May be required<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vacation Time Off<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal Time Off<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compensatory Time Off<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Sick Time:<\/strong> Can be used for any medically related leave, whether for the employee or a qualifying family member. <em>It cannot be used for bonding with a child. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other PTO:<\/strong> May be used for a serious medical condition affecting the employee or a family member, as well as for bonding time (e.g., following the birth or adoption of a child).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you will not have sufficient paid time off receive pay by 麻豆传媒在线, you have the following wage replacement options through State of New Jersey disability programs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI)- medical (self):<\/strong>\u00a0You can find information about the eligibility and application process on the<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myleavebenefits.nj.gov\/worker\/tdi\/\"> State of New Jersey\u2019s Temporary Disability Insurance website page<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Please note: This process is not managed by 麻豆传媒在线, you must follow the procedures specified on their website or contact a Customer Service Representative at 609-292-7060.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Family Leave Insurance (FLI)- medical (family member) :<\/strong>\u00a0You can find information about the eligibility and application process on the<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myleavebenefits.nj.gov\/worker\/fli\/\"> State of New Jersey\u2019s Family Leave Insurance website page<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Please note: This process is not managed by 麻豆传媒在线, you must follow the procedures specified on their website or contact a Customer Service Representative at 609-292-7060.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Benefits During Leave<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All benefits and health coverage under any \u201cgroup health plan\u201d will be maintained on the same terms as if the employee had continued to work consecutively.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Family Medical Leave Act and the New Jersey Family Leave Act permits the use of leave entitlement on a intermittent basis or on a reduced leave schedule when medically necessary. 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