Reduced Schedule Leave. An Employee requesting intermittent or reduced schedule leave for a personal serious health condition or serious health condition of a family member as described in Sections 1 and 2 may be required to temporarily transfer to an available alternative position of equivalent pay and benefits which better accommodates recurring periods of leave. Such a leave shall require certification indicting that there is a medical need for the leave on the basis requested, the expected duration and schedule of intermittent or reduced schedule leave, and in the case of a family member, that the leave on the basis requested is necessary to care for or assist the family member.
Reduced Schedule Leave. The FMLA permits employees to take leave on an intermittent basis or to work a reduced schedule under certain circumstances. (CFR Section 203) Intermittent/reduced schedule leave may be taken when medically necessary to care for a seriously ill family member, or because of the employee’s serious health condition. Intermittent/reduced schedule leave may be taken to care for a newborn or newly placed adopted or xxxxxx care child only with the employer’s approval. Employees needing intermittent/reduced schedule leave for foreseeable medical treatment must work with their employers to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt the employer’s operations, subject to the approval of the employee’s health care provider. In such cases, the employer may transfer the employee temporarily to an alternative job with equivalent pay and benefits that accommodates recurring periods of leave better than the employee’s regular job.
