Legal Question in Medical Leave in California
Definition of ''child''
Does the FMLA cover leave for ''grand children''?
Asked on 1/28/03, 2:49 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Silman
The Law Office of Craig M. Silman, Jr.
Re: Definition of ''child''
The FMLA only covers leave to care for immeadiate family members. An employee�s spouse, children (son or daughter), and parents are immediate family members for purposes of FMLA.
Unfortunately a grandchild would not be covered under the FMLA.
The following website has a lot of good information on the FMLA.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/index.htm#faq
Answered on 1/30/03, 10:37 pm