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Is Travel Time to and from a Medical Appointment Covered by the FMLA?

Summary by FMLA Insights
Your employee, Thelma, has requested FMLA leave to take her mom, Louise, to regular doctor appointments. Though the appointment itself will take one hour, Thelma wants to schedule it in the middle of the workday and for a total of five hours. The travel, she says, takes “quite a bit of time . . . and it’s none of your business.”Beginning 2026 a little salty, we see?Naturally, you’re frustrated, since you sense that Thelma purposefully encouraged…
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FMLA Insights broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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