The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of protected job leave in a 12 month period for a specified family and/or medical reason, or for any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that a covered military family member is on active duty, or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty, in support of a contingency operation. FMLA also allows eligible employees to take up to 26 workweeks of job-protected leave in a single 12 month period to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness.