{"id":7397,"date":"2025-05-28T06:27:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myaci-benefits.com\/?page_id=7397"},"modified":"2025-05-28T06:27:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:27:26","slug":"loa-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drophills.com\/testmyaci\/time-off\/loa-landing\/loa-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"LOA Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are abbreviations and definitions that apply to the laws and programs that provide job protection or income replacement for leaves of absence. Shown below are a set of common LOA-related abbreviations and definitions.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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CHP Form<\/strong>: \u00a0Certification of Healthcare Provider Form<\/strong><\/a> must be completed by you and your doctor and submitted for your own medical leave or pregnancy and childbirth leave to certify your medical or pregnancy disability. This form should also be completed by your family member’s doctor if you are taking a care of a family member leave.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Exigency<\/strong>:\u00a0 an urgent need. In the FMLA, it generally refers to a military family’s need to support or care for a service member.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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FMLA<\/strong>: Family and Medical Leave Act<\/strong> is a law that provides associates up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave. This leave runs concurrent with medical leave and pregnancy and childbirth leave. For pregnancy and childbirth leave, it generally covers both the disability period and a partial period for baby bonding. To be eligible, you must have worked for Albertsons for more than 12 months and for at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months before your leave begins.<\/p>\n

Reasons to take FMLA are:<\/p>\n