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What are our FMLA obligations when an employee has to care for a child he isn’t related to?

by 08/12/2010

Q. An employee has requested FMLA-protected leave to care for his partner’s son. We are aware that the child is not legally or biologically related to our employee. Do we have to grant the leave?

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