CLMS CERTIFICATION LATEST QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 | Complete
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• Which of the following medical conditions would likely have a predictable absence
schedule, requiring the employee to provide advance notice of leave?
a. Migraine Headaches
b. Back Pain
c. Prenatal routine care
d. Allergies -✓✓c. Prenatal routine care
• Which option accurately reflects qualified FMLA time off for bonding offered to an
employee?
a. Birth of a biological child, adoption of a child, or placement of a foster child
b. Birth of a biological child, adoption of a child, placement of a foster child, and/or
addition of stepchild
c. Birth of biological child, adoption of a child, or placement of a foster child and/or a
child who is a ward of the state -✓✓a. Birth of a biological child, adoption of a child, or
placement of a foster child
• Elizabeth works 3 days a week, 8 hours per day. She takes off Friday the week of
Columbus Day, when the office is closed on Monday. What is the fraction of the week
that Elizabeth has taken?
a. 1/5 (20%)
b. 1/3 (33%)
c. 1/2 (50%)
d. 2/3 (67%) -✓✓b. 1/3 (33%)
• Shannon works 5 days a week, 8 hours per day. She takes off Wednesday through
Friday the week of Columbus Day, when the office is closed Monday. What fraction of
the week has she taken?
a. 3/5 (60%)
b. One week
c. 3/4 (75%)
d. 2/5 (40%) -✓✓a. 3/5 (60%)
• (T/F?) All employee's who are entitled to leave may take a total of 480 hours of leave.
-✓✓False
• The federal FMLA allows 12 workweeks for all leaves and qualified relationships.
Some military related leaves allow and additional 14 weeks for a total of up to 26 weeks.
Which of the following relationships would ONLY qualify under a military leave?
a. Spouse
, b. Parent
c. Sibling
d. Child -✓✓c. Sibling
• (T/F?) If an employee requests leave to care for the qualified family member under the
military caregiver provisions, the service member must be on active duty at the time of
the initial illness or injury. -✓✓False
• (T/F?) Military exigency and military caregiver leaves are NOT additional leave
entitlements above and beyond time for the FMLA. -✓✓True
• In order to be eligible for a FMLA leave, which of the following is required?
a. An employee must have worked for at least 1,250 hours in the past 12 months
b. An employee must have worked for a company for at least 12 months within the past
7 years
c. The employee must work at a site that has 50 employees within a 75 mile radius
d. All of the above -✓✓d. All of the above
• An employee worked for the same company with a four-year break. Upon return, they
worked 11 months at 100 hours per month. Th employee requests leave. Which answer
below best describes their circumstances?
a. The employee is eligible once the provide proof of their prior employment
b. The employee is not eligible because they do not have 12 months of service
c. The employee is eligible to take FMLA leave
d. The employee is not eligible because they do not have enough hours worked -✓✓d.
The employee is not eligible because they do not have enough hours worked
• An employee requests 30 days off to travel to another country for a mandatory visit
and cultural learning sessions. Is this time covered under FMLA? -✓✓Yes
• An employee is taking 3 periods of time off work for an adoption.
1. Travel to Argentina for the month of April for mandatory visit and cultural learning
sessions
2. Month of July to take custody of child and spend time learning about Argentina
3. Month of April the following year to bond with child, one year after starting the
adoption process
What periods of time would be covered under FMLA?
a. All three periods of time would be approved as long as the employer is okay with
intermittent bonding time
b. The July absence would be partially approved and partially denied because nothing
indicates he need a full month to pick up the baby, but the remaining absence requests
would be approved
c. The initial 30 day visit and the month of July would be approved, but the last 30 day
request would be denied because it is more than 1 year from the start of the FMLA
adoption process
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• Which of the following medical conditions would likely have a predictable absence
schedule, requiring the employee to provide advance notice of leave?
a. Migraine Headaches
b. Back Pain
c. Prenatal routine care
d. Allergies -✓✓c. Prenatal routine care
• Which option accurately reflects qualified FMLA time off for bonding offered to an
employee?
a. Birth of a biological child, adoption of a child, or placement of a foster child
b. Birth of a biological child, adoption of a child, placement of a foster child, and/or
addition of stepchild
c. Birth of biological child, adoption of a child, or placement of a foster child and/or a
child who is a ward of the state -✓✓a. Birth of a biological child, adoption of a child, or
placement of a foster child
• Elizabeth works 3 days a week, 8 hours per day. She takes off Friday the week of
Columbus Day, when the office is closed on Monday. What is the fraction of the week
that Elizabeth has taken?
a. 1/5 (20%)
b. 1/3 (33%)
c. 1/2 (50%)
d. 2/3 (67%) -✓✓b. 1/3 (33%)
• Shannon works 5 days a week, 8 hours per day. She takes off Wednesday through
Friday the week of Columbus Day, when the office is closed Monday. What fraction of
the week has she taken?
a. 3/5 (60%)
b. One week
c. 3/4 (75%)
d. 2/5 (40%) -✓✓a. 3/5 (60%)
• (T/F?) All employee's who are entitled to leave may take a total of 480 hours of leave.
-✓✓False
• The federal FMLA allows 12 workweeks for all leaves and qualified relationships.
Some military related leaves allow and additional 14 weeks for a total of up to 26 weeks.
Which of the following relationships would ONLY qualify under a military leave?
a. Spouse
, b. Parent
c. Sibling
d. Child -✓✓c. Sibling
• (T/F?) If an employee requests leave to care for the qualified family member under the
military caregiver provisions, the service member must be on active duty at the time of
the initial illness or injury. -✓✓False
• (T/F?) Military exigency and military caregiver leaves are NOT additional leave
entitlements above and beyond time for the FMLA. -✓✓True
• In order to be eligible for a FMLA leave, which of the following is required?
a. An employee must have worked for at least 1,250 hours in the past 12 months
b. An employee must have worked for a company for at least 12 months within the past
7 years
c. The employee must work at a site that has 50 employees within a 75 mile radius
d. All of the above -✓✓d. All of the above
• An employee worked for the same company with a four-year break. Upon return, they
worked 11 months at 100 hours per month. Th employee requests leave. Which answer
below best describes their circumstances?
a. The employee is eligible once the provide proof of their prior employment
b. The employee is not eligible because they do not have 12 months of service
c. The employee is eligible to take FMLA leave
d. The employee is not eligible because they do not have enough hours worked -✓✓d.
The employee is not eligible because they do not have enough hours worked
• An employee requests 30 days off to travel to another country for a mandatory visit
and cultural learning sessions. Is this time covered under FMLA? -✓✓Yes
• An employee is taking 3 periods of time off work for an adoption.
1. Travel to Argentina for the month of April for mandatory visit and cultural learning
sessions
2. Month of July to take custody of child and spend time learning about Argentina
3. Month of April the following year to bond with child, one year after starting the
adoption process
What periods of time would be covered under FMLA?
a. All three periods of time would be approved as long as the employer is okay with
intermittent bonding time
b. The July absence would be partially approved and partially denied because nothing
indicates he need a full month to pick up the baby, but the remaining absence requests
would be approved
c. The initial 30 day visit and the month of July would be approved, but the last 30 day
request would be denied because it is more than 1 year from the start of the FMLA
adoption process
