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D. Does FMLA time count towards seniority?

Employee Relations Handbook, Layoff, Seniority

FMLA or, Family Medical Leave, is not a type of leave, but rather a protection Act. There is no time associated with FMLA and it therefore does not count in seniority unless the employee was in a paid status.