FMLA 12-month employment rule
Why the 12 months may not need to be consecutive, and when breaks in service matter.
People often assume the 12-month rule means one continuous year with no interruptions. That is not always right. Prior service can still count depending on the facts, including the length of a break in service and the reason for it. In practice, that means the right answer may depend on employment records, rehire timing, and policy detail that a quick article does not surface. LeaveCheck handles that by switching the service module into a needs-confirmation state when a user says there was a break in service. That keeps the tool honest and gives the user a concrete follow-up question instead of a fake clean answer.