Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

This policy explains how the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, will apply at Memorable Home Buyers. It is forward-looking. The FMLA applies to employers that have at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius. Memorable Home Buyers is a small Maryland real estate company and is not yet a covered employer, so these provisions will take effect once the company meets the FMLA coverage threshold. We are publishing this now so our standard is clear as we grow.

Once it applies, the FMLA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for any of the following reasons:

• The birth of a child and to care for the newborn within one year of birth
• The placement of a child for adoption or foster care and to bond with the child within one year
• To care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition
• A serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of the job

Eligible employees may also take up to 26 weeks of leave in a single 12-month period to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness when the employee is the servicemember’s spouse, child, parent, or next of kin.

Once the company is a covered employer, an employee is generally eligible if they:

• Have worked for the company for at least 12 months
• Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12 months before the leave begins
• Work at a location where the company has at least 50 employees within 75 miles

During FMLA leave, group health benefits will be maintained on the same terms as if the employee had continued to work. On return from FMLA leave, an eligible employee is restored to the same job or an equivalent one with the same pay, benefits, and terms of employment.

Once covered, the company will not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of FMLA rights, and will not retaliate against anyone for requesting or taking FMLA leave.

For questions about how this policy will apply, contact us at info@memorablehomebuyers.com. The U.S. Department of Labor also publishes full FMLA details at dol.gov.