The employee must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours within the last 12 months. The FMLA mandates unpaid, job-protected leave for up to 12 weeks a year.
schedule. 1  a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage. 2. a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period:
Definition of calendar for English Language Learners. : 1  a document, chart, etc., that shows the days, weeks, and months of a year. : 2  a list or schedule of events or activities that occur at different times throughout the year. : 3  a particular system for organizing the days of the year by month.