here are some examples for each of the roll off methods we use.

Rolling Backward
The Rolling Backward method will "roll off" an absence on the Begin
Date plus 1 year. Therefore, if employee A took an absence from 1/1/06
till 3/25/06, he/she would have exhausted their 480 hours for FMLA;
employee A would not regain time for FMLA until 1/1/07.

Rolling Forward
Scenarios which may apply, depending on the chronology of a
participant's absences, are as follows:

Single Absence

1. If the participant's initial absence was less than 1 year from

the as of date, the Leave Year would be the initial absence's begin
date + 1year. For example, the participant's initial absence began
1/5/06; the participant's Leave Year would be 1/5/06 - 1/4/07.

Single Absence - occurred over 1 year from today

2. If the participant's initial absence was equal to or greater

than 1 year from the as of date, and no other absences have been taken,
the Leave Year would begin on the Begin Date of the next absence taken.
For example, the participant's initial absence began 1/5/05; the
participant's Leave Year would be 1/5/05 - 1/4/06. A subsequent Leave
Year would begin on the begin date of the next absence taken.

Multiple Absences - additional absence taken within initial rolling

Leave Year

3. If the participant's initial absence was equal to or greater

than 1 year from the as of date, and an additional absence began within
the 1 year period from the initial absences begin date; the Leave Year
would be the initial absence's begin date + 1 year + 1 year. For
example, today is 10/1/06 and the participant's initial absence began
on 1/5/05 then took a second absence beginning on 9/1/05, the
participant's current Leave Year would be 1/5/06 - 1/4/07.

Multiple Absences - additional absence taken after initial rolling

Leave Year

4. If the participant's initial absence was equal to or greater

than 1 year from the as of date, and an additional absence had began
after the 1 year period from the initial absences begin date; the Leave
Year would be the second absences begin date + 1 year. For example,
today is 10/1/06 and the participant's initial absence began on 1/5/05
then took a second absence beginning on 1/10/06, the participant's
current Leave Year would be 1/10/06 - 1/9/07.
Multiple Absence - "Stacking"

5. The Rolling Forward method allows a participant to request two

'back-to-back' absences for up to 12 weeks a piece, by "stacking" the
absences. This entails the participant taking 12 weeks of FMLA up until
the end of the Leave Year and beginning a second 12 week entitlement on
the begin date of the subsequent, rolling Leave Year.

Summary

6. To summarize, the initial Rolling Forward Leave Year would

continue to roll if absences were taken within the 1 year period
following the previous absence's begin date.

7. If an absence is taken after the 1 year period following the

initial absence's begin date, the second absence's begin date will
begin a new Leave Year which will continue to roll if subsequent
absences are taken within the rolling Leave Year

Calendar Year
Calendar Year does not rely on the employee's first absence to
determine when "roll off" occurs. Calendar Year allows all absences
within the previous year to roll off as of January 1st of the upcoming
year.

Thanks,

Dan Stumler
TAM Senior Business Analyst
Phone: (502) 267-3266

________________________________

From: Hale, Craig

Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:15 AM
To: Koch, Tina; Stumler, Dan
Subject: Example of Rolling Forward and Rolling Backward

I need your help with providing a client an example of leave

administration using Rolling Forward method and Rolling Backward method
?

Do we have/can come up with easily an example illustrating both ways ?

Please let me know. I need this as soon as is reasonable.

THX,
Craig