# Medical leaves made manageable

Medical leaves are stressful enough for employees. Cocoon ensures a smooth experience while taking the compliance and payroll burden off People teams’ plates.

## Automate FMLA and state medical leave law compliance

Cocoon codifies FMLA and [16 states](https://www.cocoon.com/tools/state-leave-laws)’ (and counting) unique medical leave laws alongside your company policies to save you hours—and legal risk—in determining employee eligibility.

## Give employees the medical leave planning experience they deserve

Cocoon lets employees navigating a health issue explore their options and plan a compliant leave on their own time in less than 15 minutes—preserving employee privacy and saving you hours on intake meetings.

## Learn how this HR leader's own medical leave led her to implementing Cocoon

## "We’ve reduced our need to oversee the process by at least 50%...We have confidence in Cocoon, and don’t need to spend all that time auditing payroll and trying to get a hold of someone."

J, Benefits Program Manager

[Read J's story](https://www.cocoon.com/blog/cocoon-leave-management-medical-caregiver-leave-story)

## FMLA paperwork and disability claims, simplified

Cocoon empowers employees with customized dashboards and “Claims Copilots” to guide them through submitting serious health condition forms and claims based on their eligibility (we handle the employer portion, too).

[Learn more](https://www.cocoon.com/product/claims)

## Let software handle payroll calculations

Cocoon’s software automatically calculates employees’ leave pay based on available benefits and your company policies. Our easy-to-use Pay Trackers help employees and Admins understand and track pay across all sources and pay periods.

## See our medical leave experience for yourself

Medical leaves in Cocoon

# See the future of medical leave in action

## Preview the employee medical leave experience with Cocoon's interactive demo

## FAQs

How do Cocoon's payroll calculations work?

During an employee’s leave, pay may come from a variety of sources (their employer, state benefits, and/or private short-term disability insurance). Cocoon’s software automatically identifies any benefits an employee is eligible for and guides them through the claims submission process. If you offer paid parental leave, Cocoon automatically calculates how much “top up” pay you owe each employee on leave by deducting the estimated benefits pay amount from their regular salary. We send this information to you via auto-generated pay files customized to your payroll system and pay calendar.

Does Cocoon handle the transition from medical leave to an ADA leave accommodation?

Short answer: yes. There are two ways Cocoon will prompt employees to explore a leave accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 1) If an employee does not qualify for medical leave based on applicable leave laws and your company policy, and 2) If the employee tries to extend a medical leave but has exhausted all their time under applicable leave laws (known as “entitlements”) or your policies. In either scenario, Cocoon will prompt employees to consider a [leave accommodation](https://app.arcade.software/flows/hH8xXHUHgN1NX68KuSnQ/view) and walk them through their options and the process.

If employees plan leaves in private, how do you make sure they comply with our company policies?

Great question. During onboarding, you’ll work with our Onboarding Specialist to input your leave policies into our system. This includes parameters like tenure requirements, time available, pay, insurance plan, and more. When [employees plan a leave](https://www.cocoon.com/tools/employee-leave-experience), they fill in certain personal information (other things like tenure and salary we know from your [census data](https://www.cocoon.com/integrations)) and our software checks that against your policies plus FMLA and applicable state leave laws to calculate eligibility and show employees their options. The result is an efficient, consistent, and reliable leave planning process that ensures compliance.