FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides eligible employees entitlement to up to 12 work weeks of paid or unpaid leave during a consecutive 12 month period for the birth of the employee’s child, the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care, a qualifying serious health condition of the employee, a serious health condition of the employee’s child, spouse or parent, or military qualifying exigencies. It also provides up to 26 weeks of paid or unpaid leave to care for injured or ill service members who sustained their condition while on active duty in a foreign country.

This site provides information about the requirements of the law, the state administration of the law, what forms to use, communications and FAQs for State of Kansas agencies. Ashley Webb, State Manager for FMLA, Office of Personnel Services, is available for assistance/clarification of this law for State of Kansas government agencies and may be reached at 785-296-4770 or ashley.b.webb@ks.gov.

If you are a State of Kansas government employee but not employed with the Department of Administration, please contact your agency’s HR department for FMLA questions.  If you are working in Kansas but do not work for a State of Kansas government agency, please contact the U.S. Department of Labor at 1-866-487-9243 or 913-551-5721.

• FMLA Memo - January 2009 (.pdf)

• FMLA Memo - November 2009 (.pdf)

• Personnel Bulletin 09-03

  • FAQs (.pdf)

• Supervisor’s Guide (.pdf)

• Forms

  • WH-380-E (.pdf)

  • WH-380-F (.pdf)

  • WH-381 (.pdf)

  • WH-382 (.pdf)

  • WH-384 (.pdf)

  • WH-385 (.pdf)

• FMLA Final Rule

• FMLA Sample Letter - Initial Request for Certification (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter - 2nd Request for Certificatio (.docx)n

• FMLA Sample Letter - Additional Clarifying Information  (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Approval (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Denial (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Exhaustion of Hours (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Ineligibility (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Peliminary Approval (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Recertification (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Recertification Fail to Return (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Response to Recertification Information (.docx)

• FMLA Sample Letter Withdraw Failure to Provide Certification (.docx)

• FMLA Tracking Form (spreadsheet)

FMLA Training

• Online FMLA Training for Employees

• Online FMLA Training for Supervisors

• Online FMLA Training for Supervisors -  ADA Version