Reminders Regarding FMLA and WFMLA

FMLA and WFMLA are leave entitlements that enable an eligible team member to balance work and family responsibilities by taking job-protected unpaid leave for specified family and/or medical reasons. Team members can choose to be paid during an approved FMLA leave by using their Sick Leave or other accrued leave such as Vacation or Personal Holiday. Please reach out to Ann (ann.bradshaw@wisc.edu) or Paula (paula.gates@wisc.edu) if you have questions about FMLA or WFMLA leave. FMLA Reasons for Covered Leave:
  • Serious health condition makes the team member unable to perform functions of his or her job
  • To care for team member’s spouse (includes same-sex), son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition
  • Birth of son or daughter; care for newborn child (leave must be used within 12 months of birth)
  • Placement with employee of son or daughter for adoption or foster care (leave must be used within 12 months of adoption or placement)
  • Any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the team member’s own spouse, son, daughter or parent is a covered service member on active duty, or has been notified of an impending call/or to active duty
  • To care for team member’s 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
  FMLA Amount of Leave (administered on the calendar year):
  • FMLA: 12 workweeks of leave (480 hours, prorated for part-time team m embers) for eligible team members
  • WFMLA: 2 workweeks of leave (80 hours, prorated for part-time team members) for eligible team members and WFMLA runs concurrently with FMLA
  FMLA Eligibility:
  • Must have been employed by the State of Wisconsin for at least 12 months (need not be consecutive) AND
  • Worked for the State of Wisconsin for at least 1250 hours (excluding paid leave time used) in the 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of the requested leave AND
  • Not exhausted FMLA entitlement
  WFMLA Reasons for Covered Leave:
  • Employee’s serious health condition
  • To care for an employee’s spouse or domestic partner (includes same-sex), child, parent, spouse or domestic partner’s parent who has a serious health condition requiring the employee’s care
  • Childbirth or adoption
  WFMLA Eligibility:
  • Must have been employed by the State of Wisconsin for more than 52 consecutive weeks AND
  • Worked for the State of Wisconsin for at least 1000 hours (including paid leave time used) during the preceding 52 week period AND
  • Not exhausted WFMLA entitlement