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Family and Medical Leave Act Advisor

Glossary of Terms Used in the FMLA


Son or daughter (or child) means a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis, who is either under age 18, or age 18 or older and “incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability” at the time that FMLA leave is to commence.

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