Care of a Seriously Ill Family Member
You can claim Family Leave Insurance benefits to care for a family member with a serious health condition. A health care provider must certify the condition.
Care leave may be taken for six consecutive weeks, intermittent weeks or 42 intermittent days during a 12 month period beginning with the first date of the family leave insurance claim.
Family member means your spouse, domestic partner, civil union partner, parent or child.
The child must be your biological or adopted child, foster child, stepchild, legal ward or the child of your domestic or civil union partner. The child must be less than 19 years old or if older than 19 years of age must be incapable of self-care because of mental or physical impairment.
Care leave may be taken for six consecutive weeks, intermittent weeks or 42 intermittent days during a 12 month period beginning with the first date of the family leave insurance claim.
Family member means your spouse, domestic partner, civil union partner, parent or child.
The child must be your biological or adopted child, foster child, stepchild, legal ward or the child of your domestic or civil union partner. The child must be less than 19 years old or if older than 19 years of age must be incapable of self-care because of mental or physical impairment.
You must give your employer reasonable advance notice unless:
- You need to take family leave unexpectedly or
- The time of the family leave changes for reasons you could not foresee.
If you claim family leave benefits intermittently, you must give your employer 15 days notice.
