The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take up to 12 workweeks for leave during any 12-month period in order to care for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition—or for a serious health condition of their own. But what constitutes a “serious health condition” under the law?
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The FMLA regulations list the following situations in which an employee (or employee’s family member) will be deemed to suffer from a serious health condition:
- When the condition involves inpatient care; and
- When the condition requires continuing treatment by a healthcare provider (as described in more detail below).
Most types of serious health conditions will fall under the broad “continuing treatment” category.