Glossary: FMLA
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| In Loco Parentis |
Describes those with day-to-day responsibilities to care for and financially support a child who is other than biological, adopted, foster, step or legal ward. |
| Incapacity |
The inability to work, attend school or perform other daily activities due to the serious health condition, treatment or recovery. |
| Inpatient Care |
An overnight stay (other than in the emergency room) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility. |
| Intermittent Leave |
Leave taken in separate periods of time due to a single illness or injury as determined by the health care provider of the individual, rather than for one continuous period of time. Leave may include periods from a quarter hour to several weeks. Examples of intermittent leave would include leave taken on an occasional basis for medical appointments, or leave taken several days at a time spread over a period of six months, such as for chemotherapy. |