Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 31 - Labor
51qq - The Family and Medical Leave Act
Section 31-51qq-13 - How much leave may spouses take if they are employed by the same employer?
Current through December 12, 2024
(a) Spouses who are eligible for FMLA leave and are employed by the same covered employer may be limited to a combined total of twelve (12) workweeks during any twelve (12)-month period if such leave is taken for the birth of the employee's son or daughter or to care for the child after birth, for placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or foster care or to care for the child after placement, or to care for the employee's family member with a serious health condition.
(b) The limitation on the total weeks of leave applies to leave taken for the reasons specified in subsection (a) of this section as long as the spouses are employed by the same employer.
(c) Where Spouses both use a portion of the total applicable FMLA leave entitlement for one of the purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section, each would be entitled to the difference between the amount he or she has taken individually and his or her total FMLA leave entitlement during the applicable twelve (12)-month period for FMLA leave for a purpose other than those contained in subsection (a) of this section.