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What is the purpose of the Family and Medical Leave Act?
Correct answer: To allow eligible employees to take time off from work to care for themselves or their immediate families. - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: The Family an Medical Leave Act allows eligible employees to take time off from work to care for themselves or their immediate families.
Selected answer: To allow eligible employees to take time off from work to care for themselves or their immediate families. - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: The Family an Medical Leave Act allows eligible employees to take time off from work to care for themselves or their immediate families.

How many weeks leave is an "eligible employee" entitled to care for a qualified service member or recent veteran who is recovering from a serious wound sustained in the line of duty on active duty.
Correct answer: 26 - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: The NDAA entitles eligible employees to take up to 26 weeks of leave in a 12-month period to care for a service member or recent veteran who is recovering from a serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty on active duty. This military caregiver leave is available during a 12-month period during which and eligible employee is entitled to a combined total of 26 weeks of all types of FMLA leave. Under this provision, an eligible employee is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered service member or recent veteran.
Selected answer: 26 - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: The NDAA entitles eligible employees to take up to 26 weeks of leave in a 12-month period to care for a service member or recent veteran who is recovering from a serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty on active duty. This military caregiver leave is available during a 12-month period during which and eligible employee is entitled to a combined total of 26 weeks of all types of FMLA leave. Under this provision, an eligible employee is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered service member or recent veteran.

How many weeks leave is an "eligible employee" entitled to because of a "qualifying exigency" if their spouse is called to active duty in a foreign country?
Correct answer: 12 - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: The NDAA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks or leave because of "any qualifying exigency," as designated by the secretary of Defense, arising because the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is being called to active duty in a foreign country.
Selected answer: 12 - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: The NDAA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks or leave because of "any qualifying exigency," as designated by the secretary of Defense, arising because the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is being called to active duty in a foreign country.

Which of the employers listed below are required to provide military leaves of absence to employees?
Correct answer: All the answers are correct - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: All employers, regardless of size, must provide military leaves of absence to employees who are members of the military services, including the National Guard and Reserves. This also applies to employees covered under the National Disaster Medical System. The rules governing employees' rights are set fourth in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and it applies to all employers, regardless of size.
Selected answer: All the answers are correct - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: All employers, regardless of size, must provide military leaves of absence to employees who are members of the military services, including the National Guard and Reserves. This also applies to employees covered under the National Disaster Medical System. The rules governing employees' rights are set fourth in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and it applies to all employers, regardless of size.

Under the Jury Systems Improvement Act of 1978, which of the employers listed below are required to provide jury duty leave to employees?
Correct answer: All Employers - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: Employers of all sizes are required to provide employees with jury duty leave. Both federal and state laws apply in this area.
Selected answer: All Employers - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: Employers of all sizes are required to provide employees with jury duty leave. Both federal and state laws apply in this area.

Under which of the following conditions is a private employer required to provide FMLA leave to employees?
Correct answer: if the employer has 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: A private employer is covered by the FMLA if there are at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius working 20 or more workweeks in the currecnt or preceding calendar year. FMLA applies to public agencies regardless of the number of employees.
Selected answer: if the employer has 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: A private employer is covered by the FMLA if there are at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius working 20 or more workweeks in the currecnt or preceding calendar year. FMLA applies to public agencies regardless of the number of employees.

What is the cumulative length of time that an employee may be absent from work for military duty and retain reemployment rights?
Selected answer: 3 years - You Incorrectly selected this response. Explanation: The cumulative length of time that am employee may be absent from work for military duty and retain reemployment rights is five years. Exceptions to the five- year limit include initial enlistments lasting more than five years, periodic National Guard and Reserve training duty, and involuntary active duty extensions and recalls, especially during a time of national emergency.

Under the Jury Systems Improvement Act of 1978, an employer has the right to limit the number of unpaid jury duty leave days an employee takes.
Correct answer: FALSE - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: Under the Jury Systems Improvement Act, an employer has the right to limit the number of paid jury duty leave days employees can take each year. An employer cannot limit the number of unpaid jury duty leave days an employee takes, but it is not obligated to pay for every day the employee serves.
Selected answer: FALSE - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: Under the Jury Systems Improvement Act, an employer has the right to limit the number of paid jury duty leave days employees can take each year. An employer cannot limit the number of unpaid jury duty leave days an employee takes, but it is not obligated to pay for every day the employee serves.

How much advance notice must an employee provide an employer when requesting FMLA leave for foreseeable events?
Selected answer: 24 Hours - You incorrectly selected this response. Explanation: You are required to provide your employer with 30 days notice for foreseeable events, such as a scheduled surgery, that require FMLA leave. If you do not give 30-day notice, your employer is allowed to delay the start of FMLA.

Under USERRA, employees must provide their employers advance notice and an official copy of their military orders before they are eligible to take active duty military leave.
Correct answer: FALSE - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: Advance notice should be given if at all possible. It may be provided in either written or oral form by the employee or by an appropriate officer of the branch of the military in which the employee will be serving. However, no notice is required if military necessity prevents giving notice or giving notice is otherwise impossible or unreasonable.
Selected answer: FALSE - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: Advance notice should be given if at all possible. It may be provided in either written or oral form by the employee or by an appropriate officer of the branch of the military in which the employee will be serving. However, no notice is required if military necessity prevents giving notice or giving notice is otherwise impossible or unreasonable.

Under the Jury Systems Improvement Act, an employer is required to pay employees for all jury duty leave days they serve in federal court.
Correct answer: FALSE - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: An employer is not obligated to pay for every day an employee serves in federal court. An employer can limit the number of paid jury duty leave days employees can take each year, but cannot limit the number of unpaid jury duty leave days an employee takes.
Selected answer: FALSE - You correctly selected this response. Explanation: An employer is not obligated to pay for every day an employee serves in federal court. An employer can limit the number of paid jury duty leave days employees can take each year, but cannot limit the number of unpaid jury duty leave days an employee takes.

Which of the following statements is true about benefits an employee accrued before going on FMLA leave?
Selected answer: Accrued benefits are lost if FMLA leave is used - You incorrectly selected this response. Explanation: The use of FMLA leave cannot result in the loss of any employment benefit that you accrued before the start of your leave. At the option of either you or your employer, certain kinds of accrued paid leave may be substituted for unpaid leave. Examples of accrued paid leave include vacation leave, sick leave, or personal leave.

An employer cannot require an employee to use vacation for military active duty.
Selected answer: FALSE - You incorrectly selected this response. Explanation: Employers may not charge military leave to annual vacation leave. Military leave is intended to be in addition to any annual vacation. The employee may, however, choose to use paid vacation time where military leave is not paid.

How is witness leave covered under the Jury Systems Improvement Act?
Selected answer: witness leave can be taken with full job protection - You incorrectly selected this response. Explanation: Jury duty is not the same as witness leave. Generally, a complany is free to set its own policy in this area. However, some states have laws that require employers to provide employees with time off to serve as a witness.