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FML may be an internal absence code for family or medical leave. It is not itself proof that leave qualifies under FMLA or that pay is due. The employer’s designation and applicable policy are needed.
How to read this entry
Use the meaning Family or medical leave, often unpaid alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.
Example on a pay statement
A full unpaid period may show no regular earnings while benefit premiums remain due. A later catch-up premium is separate from payment for the absence.
Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.
What to check with payroll
Ask whether the leave is protected, paid or unpaid, and how benefits contributions are being collected.
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Reference and scope
Official guidance on leave, vacation, sick pay and severance codes provides background on the underlying rules. The actual plan, tax year, jurisdiction and payroll record determine how the rules apply.