Under certain conditions, an employee may use the 12 weeks of FMLA leave intermittently. An employee may elect to substitute annual leave and/or sick leave, consistent with current laws and OPM's regulations for using annual and sick leave, for any unpaid leave under the FMLA. (The amount of sick leave that may be used to care for a family member is limited.
What Are Bruises? A bruise is a common skin discoloration that results from the breakage of tiny blood vessels leaking under the skin after a traumatic injury. Blood from damaged blood vessels beneath the skin collects near the surface to appear as what we recognize as a black and blue mark.
Yes, but you should first rule out more serious causes. Bruises result when an injury causes tiny blood vessels, or capillaries, near the skin's surface to break and leak. As your body reabsorbs the blood, the bruise disappears, but this may take days to months, depending on the severity of your injury.