CLMS Certification Exam Prep Q&A 2026 | FMLA ADA HIPAA

CLMS Certification Exam Prep (NEW 2026-
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2027 Update) Questions and Verified Answers
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QUESTION n




IfnannemployerntracksnFMLAnleavenusingnthen"calendarnyear"ncountingnmethod,ntheynmustnalsontr
acknthen26nweeksnofnmilitaryncaregivernleavenusingnancalendarnyearntonensurenanconsistentnproces
snandntreatmentnofnemployees.n
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Answer:n
nFalse-Then12-

monthnperiodnfornmilitaryncaregivernleavenisntrackednstartingnonnthenfirstndaynthenemployeentakesnleav
enfornthisnreasonnandnendsn12nmonthsnlater,nregardlessnofnthen12-
monthnperiodnestablishednfornothernFMLAnleavenreasons.nThisnmethodnisncalledn"RollingnForward".n
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QUESTION n


UndernthenFMLA,nwhichnofnthenfollowingnDOESnNOTnqualifynasnannexigencynfornmilitarynfamilies.n
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Answer:n
Pre-deploymentnvacation-Annemployeenmayntakenanshort-
noticendeploymentnleavenuntonsevenndaysntonaddressnissuesnthatnmynarisenpriorntonbeingndeploye
d.nHowever,ntheynmaynnotnsimplyntakenanvacationnifnthendeploymentnhasnadvancennotice.n
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QUESTION n


MollynworksnFTnandnlivesninnORn
Mollynisnpregnantnneedn8nweeksnforncomplicationsnincludesn2nweek
snofnparentalnleavenandn6nweeksnofnpostnpartnleave.n
ShortlynafternRTWnMolly'snmomnisnillnandnshenrequestn4nweeksnofnleaventoncarenfornhernmom.nHern
momnpassesnawaynatnthenendnfonthensecondnweeknofnleave.n
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WillnMollynbenapprovednfornalln4nweeksnofnhernleavenrequestngivennthatnhernmothernpassednawayn
beforenthenendnofnthenleave?n
Answer:n

,Yes,nthenperiodnofnabsencenwhennMolly'snmothernwasnalivenisncoverednundernbothnfederalnandnsatenle
ave.nThenfinalntwonweeksnofnleavenwillnbencoverednonlynundernstatenleavenasnbereavementnisnannappro
vednleavenreasonnundernstatenofnOFLA,nbutnnotnundernthenfederalnFMLAn
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QUESTION n




TonynlivesninnMassachusettsnandnhasnchildnborninnFebruary.nHenandnhisnspousenthennadoptntwinni
nnAugust.nHownmuchnleaventimenisnTonynentitledntonundernMassachusettsnparentalnLeave?n
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Answer:n
EightnweeksninnFebnandn16nweeksninnAugust.nMassnParentalnLeavenallowsnapparentntontaken8nwee
ksnofnleavenforneachnchildnbirthnornadoption.nTonynhasn3nchildrennarriveninnonenyearnandnisneligible
ntontakeneightnweeksnofnleaveninnFebruarynfornhisnbiologicalnchildnandneightnweeksnofnleavenforneac

hnadoptedntwinnnnAugustnfornantotalnofn24nweeksnofnleave.n
8nweeksnfornfirstnchildn8n
weeksnfornfirstntwinn8nwe
eksnforn2ndntwinnallowedn
8nweeksnpernchildn
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QUESTION n


CalifornianFamilynRightsnactn(CFRA)n
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Answer:n
offersnverynsimilarnbenefitsnasnthenfederalnFMLAnwithnanfewnnotednexceptions.nitndoesnnotncovern
periodnofnpregnancyndisabilitynandnperiodsnofnbondingnmaynnotnbenrequiredntonbencontinuous.n
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QUESTION n


CalifornianPregnancynDisabilitynLeaven(PDL)n
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Answer:n
isnannadditionalnprogram.nItnoffersn17.3nweeksnofnleavenfornpregnancyndisabilitynonly,nwhichnisnann
additionntonCFRAnleave.nItnrunsnconcurrentlynwithnthenFederalnFMLA.nTherenisnnoneligibilitynrequir
ementnfornthisnleavenasnitnisnavailablentonemployeesnonnthenfirstndaynofntheirnemploymentnwithnan
yncompanynregardlessnofnemployernsize.n
QUESTION n




AnnemployeeninnCAnhasnworkednfornhernemployernforn11nmonthsnworkingn20nhoursnpernweek.nSh
enrequiresnanneightnweeknabsencenduentonpregnancyncomplications.nWhatnwillnbenthenoutcomeno
fnhernleavenbasednonnfederalnFMLAnandnCalifornianpregnancy'sndisabilitynleave.nPDLnrequirement
s.n
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,Answer:n
Alln8nweeksnwillnbendenied.nfornthenfirstn4nweeksnthenEEnwillnnotnhavenmetntheirnonenyearnofnservice.
nevennafterntheninitialn4nweeksnthenonlynworkingn20nhoursnisnnotnenoughntonmeetnthen1250nhoursnwi

thinn12nmonthnperiod.nAllnofnthenleavenrequestednisncoverednbynCAnPDLnfornthenfollowingnreason.nC
AnPDLndoesnnotnhavenanlengthnofnservicenofnhoursnworkednrequirementnsonthenEEnisnentitledntonleav
enasnofnthenfirstndaynofnemployment.n
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QUESTION n


DistrictnofnColumbianFMLAn
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Answer:n
16nweeksnwithinn24nmonthsnbutncanntakenannadditionaln16nweeksntoncarenfornfamilynmember.nPer
sonntonwhonthenemployeenisnrelatednbynbloodnlegalncustodynmarriagenandnsharingnanmutualnresid
encenandncommittednrelationshipntonbenincludedninnthendefinition.n
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mandatednthatnleavenmustnbensharednifnEE'snworknfornthensamenERnonlyninnDCnbutnfederallynitnisnle
ftntonERntondeciden
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QUESTION n




IfnAnnabethntakesn14nweeksnofnleaventoncarenfornhernsister,nhownmuchnfederalnannstatenleaventim
enwillnshenhavenremainingnfornthen24nmonthnperiod?n
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Answer:n
AnsiblingsnqualifiednrelationshipnundernsatenlawnONLY,nsonAnnabethnwillnbeneligiblenfornleavenund
ernstatenlawnbutnnotneligiblenfornfederalnFMLAnleave.n
Annabethnwillnhavenstatenleavenbanknofntwonweeksnremainingnovernthen24nmonthnperiodntoncaren
fornfraillynmembernandn16nweeksnfornhernOSH.nInnadditionalnshenwillnhavenhernfullnfederalnleavenb
anknofn12nweeksneachnyearnfornanynqualifiednreasonnwhichnmaynrunnconcurrentlynwithnstatenleav
enifnthenreasonnqualifiesnfornbothnprogramsnandnthentimenisnavailable.n
2nweeksnleftnafternusingn14,nthenn16nweeksnfornownnSHCnandnthenn12nweeksnofnFMLA.n
QUESTION n


NYnPFLn
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Answer:n
Regulationsncreatenanmandatorynbenefitsnthatnensuresnpaidntimenoffnandnjobnprotectionntonempl
oyeesnfornthreenreasons:n
Tonbondnwithnannewnchildn
Toncarenfornhisnornhernseriouslynillnfamilynmembern
Tonhandlenanvarietynofnfamilynmattersnthatnarisenfornanqualifyingnmilitarynexigencyn

Thisnbenefitnisnavailablenfornallnemployeesnregardlessnofnthensizenofnthencompanynandnisnadminist
erednbynancompany'snDisabilitynBenefitsnLawn(DBL)ninsurancencarrier.nThenleavenisnfundednthroug

, hnanpayrollndeduction.nWhilenDBLncoversnannemployee'snownnnon-
occupationalninjurynornillness,nPFLnisnusedntonprovidednincomenwhilentakingncarenofnsomeonenelse
ninnthenemployee'snfamily.n
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QUESTION n


NYnPFLnPaymentn
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Answer:n
Beginningninn2021nemployeesnarenentitledntontwelvenweeksnofnPFL.nTheynwillnbenpaidnfornweek
snornindividualndaysnatn67%nofntheirnaveragenweeklynwage,nupntonancapnofn67%nofnthencurrentnst
atewidenaveragenweeklynwage.n
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EEnmustnproviden30ndaysninnadvancennoticenfornforeseeablenandnASAPnfornnonnforeseeable.n
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QUESTION n


CannEEncollectnincomenreimbursementnfornbothntheirnownnhealthnconditionnundernshort-
termndisabilitynandnNYPFLnatnthensamentime?n
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Answer:n
No.n
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Ancombinedntotalnofn26nweeksnofnNewnYorkndisabilitynandnPFLnbenefitsnisnallowednwhethernfornth
eirnownnillnessnornthatnofnanfamilynmember.nthenNYnPFLnpaymentsnmayncovernbothnweeklynabsenc
esnandnday-longnabsencesn(intermittentnleaves)n
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QUESTION n


RhodenIslandnTCIn
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Answer:n
TemporarynCaregivernInsurancen(TCI)n
Statenpaidnprogramninnplacentoncarenfornfamilynmemeber.n
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allowedn4nweeksn
Reasons:nexigencynisnnotnincludednasnleaventypensonnonmilitarynRelationships:
nGrandchildnisnnotnincludednasnqualifyingnrelationship.n
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QUESTION n


MassachusettsnPaidnFamilynandnMedicalnLeaven
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Answer:n
providesnupnton25nweeksnoffnfornmedicalnannfamilynreasonntoneligiblenemployeesnwhonworkninnthe
nstate.nUndernthenlawnleavendurationnvariesnbasednonnthenreasonnfornleave:nemployeesnmaynbenel