Leave of Absence

Employee must complete the LOA Form & employee's health care provider completes and signs the Medical Certification:  Employee's Serious Health Condition (Form WH-380-E).  Employee must email both documents to leaves@fwisd.org. 

Employee must complete the LOA Form & family member's health care provider completes and signs the Medical Certification: Family Member's Serious Health Condition (Form WH-380-F). Employee must email both documents to leaves@fwisd.org.

Submit the LOA Form & Verification of Birth Facts within five days after the birth. If leave commences prior to the birth, employee must submit the LOA Form and the Employee's Serious Health Condition (Form WH-380-E) indicating the beginning date of the leave, completed & signed by the health care provider to leaves@fwisd.org.

• Employees must have worked 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the start of leave (includes only those hours actually worked. Paid & Unpaid Leave, including FMLA leave, are not included).
   
• Have worked for the employer for 12 months.

• If an employee does not provide a complete and sufficient certification, the employee's request for FMLA leave may be delayed or denied. 
   
• If the employee does not provide a medical certification, then the leave is not FMLA leave. 

• Taking leave in separate blocks of time for a single qualifying reason - or on a reduced leave schedule - reducing the employee's usual weekly or daily work schedule.
   
• The employee must work with their supervisor and make a reasonable effort to schedule treatment so as not to unduly disrupt the District's operation.

Click here to access the district absence reporting system or call 817-814-7827 for assistance.

• The employee must have a health-care provider’s written statement or release confirming the specific dates of the illness, restrictions, if any, and the date the employee may return to work.
   
• Employees granted leave to care for an immediate family member must send an email to leaves@fwisd.org confirming their return to work date.
   
• Failure to provide documentation will result in loss of pay.

 FMLA Poster

Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember for Military Family Leave (Form WH-385)

WH-380-E-es

WH-380-F-es

Certification of Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave (Form WH- 384) 

FWISD Employee Handbook

Leave of Absence FAQs

Using a computer

Using a mobile device

Using a Kronos clock