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Q:
If I use the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to have a total knee replacement in 2011, do I have to wait a full year after my return for FMLA coverage on my other knee?
A:
You are entitled 12 administrative work weeks in a year. The year starts when you first use FMLA and one year later you are entitled to another 12 weeks.
Bill Bransford is managing partner of Shaw, Bransford & Roth, PC.
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Can a man be eligible for FMLA if wife is pregnant, she has no driver’s license and he has to drive her to and from doctor’s appointments, and his work will not let him take the required time off once a month for an afternoon to do this?