Mariah, age 16, becomes sick at school and calls her mom, Michelle. Michelle takes Mariah to see Dr. Hart, who diagnoses Mariah with the flu. Dr. Hart prescribes medication and tells Michelle that Mariah will need a week to recover before she can return to school. Michelle contacts her job to inform them her daughter is sick and cannot return to school for a week. She would like to take FMLA leave for the days she will miss from work (half day Monday, all day Tuesday-Friday). Michelle has worked for her employer full-time for the past 6 years, averaging 40 hours a week. During the past 52 weeks, Michelle has used 10 weeks of FMLA leave. Michele works for a retail company that has a lot of seasonal employees. During the twelve weeks of summer and eight weeks from November to Christmas, the company employs 80 people. During the other weeks, the company only employs 40 people.

IsMichelle entitled to FMLA leave? Would the company be covered by FMLA? Would Michelle be eligible for FMLA. If Michelle is entitled to FMLA, what will she be entitled to when she returns back to work?