

If You Care for a Sibling, You May Qualify for Family Medical Leave Act
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If You Care for a Sibling, You May Qualify for Family Medical Leave Act
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Unfortunately, FMLA excluded siblings who provided care to a sibling.
Thanks to the advocacy of Sibling Leadership Network (SLN), the Department of Labor has clarified when siblings may be eligible to take job-protected leave under the FMLA. According to SLN:
If a sibling steps in to care for an adult sibling who is “incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability” (see Fact Sheet 28B), he or she may be performing caregiving duties like a parent would and may be able to claim in loco parentis eligibility FMLA protected leave.
For more information, see the SLN’s Fact Sheet on the FMLA and Siblings.
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