Vacation Leave
Vacation time is not enforced by Mississippi state law for private sector employment. This means employers have the right to choose whether to make such benefit available or not; as well as having the option of making the time off work paid or unpaid. State law does require employers to give employees time off for jury duty and military service. Many employers do provide some type of vacation, personal time off, sick leave, or personal days as a form of formality and company policy. Employers must note that vacation time may be “promised” orally or in an employee handbook; it does not necessary have to be in a formal contract. Established contracts in a workplace are enforceable by state and federal law and most be followed accordingly.
Family and Medical Leave Laws
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that requires employers to allow employees time off work for specific reasons related to health conditions of the individual or the individual’s family. Under the FMLA, employees are eligible to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave (per year) to take care of a critically ill parent, spouse, or child; to recover from personal severe health conditions, to recover from childbirth; to bond with a newborn, or to handle arising matters from a family member’s military service. This provision also obligates employers to give employees up to 26 weeks off employment to care for a family member that was seriously injured physically or suffered a psychological trauma.
Who is eligible for Family, Medical, and Military leave?
- FMLA laws apply to all states with employers that have 50 or more employees in their establishment
- Employees must have a 12-month completion period under the same employer
- Employers must have worked 1,250 hours in those 12 months
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