Basic Leave Entitlement
FMLA requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave to eligible employees for the following reasons:

•    For incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or child birth;
•    To care for the employee’s child after birth, or placement for adoption or foster care;
•    To care for the employee’s spouse, son or daughter, or parent, who has a serious health condition; or
•    For a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the employee’s job.