Eligible employees who apply for an unpaid FMLA leave for any of the approved reasons must complete and submit to the Superintendent a written request for Unpaid FMLA Leave.

Eligible employees who apply for an unpaid FMLA leave to care for an immediate family member, a covered service member, or for the employee’s own serious health condition must submit or cause to have submitted a Medical Certification from Health Care Provider, and execute and provide to his/her health care provider a Health Care Provider Authorization for Release of Information or a similar HIPAA-compliant release form.

Finally, employees who take leave for the employee’s own serious health condition, prior to returning to work, must submit to the Superintendent "Fitness for Duty" Certification. Again, the employee will need to have executed and provided to his/her health care provider Health Care Provider Authorization for Release of Information or a similar HIPAA-compliant form.