Establishing the 12-Month Leave Entitlement Period

You can choose any one of the following methods for determining the 12-month period in which the 12 workweeks of leave entitlement occurs:

• Method One — The calendar year.
• Method Two — Any fixed 12-month leave year, such as a fiscal year, or a year starting on an employee’s anniversary date.
• Method Three — The 12-month period measured forward from the date an employee’s first family leave begins.
• Method Four — A rolling 12-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses