Alabama § 27-19-155 - Length of Family Leave Benefits.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 27-19-155 — Length of Family Leave Benefits., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-19-155. Length of Family Leave Benefits.
The insurance policy shall set forth the length of family leave benefits that are available for each covered family leave reason, which will in no event be less than two weeks during a period of 52 consecutive calendar weeks. Fifty-two consecutive calendar weeks may be calculated by any of the following methods:
(1) A calendar year.
(2) Any fixed period starting on a particular date such as the effective or anniversary date.
(3) The period measured forward from the employee’s first day of family leave.
(4) A rolling period measured by looking back from the employee’s first day of family leave.
(5) Any other method that is specified in the insurance policy.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-19-155 ("Length of Family Leave Benefits.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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