FMLA can be granted for up to a total of _______ in a rolling 12 month period for birth, adoption, serious health condition, or care for immediate family member with serious health condition.

• A. 6 weeks
• B. 8 weeks
• C. 12 weeks
• D. 16 weeks

Answer: (C)

FMLA provides up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave in a rolling 12-month period for events such as the birth or placement for adoption of a child, a serious health condition of the employee, or to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition. The rolling 12-month period means you look backward from each day of leave to see how much FMLA has been taken in the previous 12 months; you cannot exceed a total of 12 weeks in any such window. So the maximum in a rolling 12-month span is twelve weeks.