The FMLA Trap That Trips Up Good Employers:
“Three days plus continuing treatment”—that’s the one that sneaks up on even seasoned HR pros. Why?
Because FMLA counts calendar days, not workdays. When you think in workdays, you can miss qualifying events and expose your organization to compliance failures.
For example: An employee gets sick on a Friday. They see a doctor, rest over the weekend, and don’t feel well enough to return until Tuesday.
- Payroll view: They missed two workdays (Monday, Tuesday).
- FMLA view: They were incapacitated for four consecutive calendar days— Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday— which crosses the “more than three full calendar days” threshold. That can trigger FMLA protections.
If you’re counting “workdays,” you’ll likely miss this—and that’s how good teams end up on the wrong side of an otherwise avoidable FMLA problem.
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