Eligible Reasons for Protected Leave

Although there are a few exceptions, OFLA and FMLA generally provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year and OMFLA provides for 14 days of unpaid leave per deployment for the following purposes:

  • For the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child (parental leave).
  • To care for a family member with a serious health condition or the employee´s own serious health condition (serious health condition leave).
  • For pregnancy disability or prenatal care (pregnancy disability leave).
  • To care for a sick child who does not have a serious health condition, but requires home care, known as sick child leave (OFLA only).
  • To care for a seriously ill or injured service member or veteran (26 weeks) (FMLA only).
  • Because of a “qualifying exigency” arising out of a family member being on or called to active military duty (FMLA only).
  • Because of a spouse or same-gender domestic partner being called to or on leave from active military duty (OMFLA only).
  • Bereavement leave is two weeks of leave to make funeral arrangements, attend the funeral or alternative to a funeral, or to grieve a family member who has passed away (OFLA only).