Sec.31-51qq-10. For an employee seeking intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave, what is meant by the “medical necessity for” such leave?

For intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave, there shall be a medical need for leave and it shall be that such medical need can best be accommodated through an intermittent or reduced schedule leave. The treatment regimen and other information described in the certification of a serious health condition in section 31-51qq-31 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and in the certification of a serious injury or illness for a covered servicemember, as defined by section 31-51qq-50(a)(1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, if required by the employer, meets the requirement for certification of the medical necessity of intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave. Employees needing intermittent FMLA leave or reduced schedule leave shall attempt to schedule leave so as not to disrupt the employer’s operation.

(Adopted effective March 9, 1999; Amended August 3, 2022)