Family and Medical Leave
» Family and Medical Leave, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2004
If respondent HAD an employee request for time off for a serious illness in the family or for a birth or adoption within the last three years.
3a. About how many times has it happened in the last three years?
| Response | Small employers with FMLA request(s) | All small, employing businesses/Small employers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Once | 36 | 12 | |
| 2 | Twice | 31 | 10 | |
| 3 | Three times | 16 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 - 5 times | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | > 5 times | 6 | 2 | |
| 6 | (A few) | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | No requests | 66 | ||
| 8 | DK/Refuse | 2 | 1 | |
| Total (%) | 101 | 99 | ||
| N | 314 | 753 | ||
Notes: Sixty-seven (67) percent of small employers receiving at least one request for family and medical leave in the last three years report one or two requests with another 16 percent reporting three (Q#3a). Twenty-two (22) percent of small employers received one or two requests for family and medical leave in the last three years (Q#3a).
