Which Walmart Leave Do You Need?
Seven short questions about your situation. At the end, you'll know which leave path is yours and what to do next in your state — including whether it needs a state-licensed provider's signature.
Published by Certicare — an independent paid service, not affiliated with Walmart. Walmart makes the final decision on leave requests.
Find My Leave PathFree, no sign-up, about a minute.
This tool asks about your tenure, your hours, your state, and what you're dealing with, then points you to the leave path most likely to fit.
A starting place, not a decision about your eligibility.
Certicare is not affiliated with Walmart. Walmart makes the final decision on leave and accommodation requests. This page is general information about the leave process, not legal advice.
See what to do nextMost people match more than one of these, and some run at the same time — your result is the best place to start, not the only leave you can use.
All leave paths
This Looks Like FMLA
FMLA is a federal law, not a Walmart program. Once you've worked 12 months and about 1,250 hours in the past year, it can protect your job during qualifying leave, opened and tracked through Sedgwick.
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This Looks Like a Medical Leave of Absence
PPTO covers a single, self-serve absence — no paperwork, no waiting. A Medical LOA is different: it's Walmart's own extended leave process, opened through Sedgwick, and it doesn't require FMLA eligibility.
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This Looks Like an Accommodation
An accommodation changes how you work instead of stopping it — a schedule change, a temporary adjustment, or Intermittent Leave for a condition that flares unpredictably. Sedgwick still needs a provider's signature to process the request.
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Can You Get Paid While You're Out?
Short-term disability can replace part of your paycheck after a 7-day unpaid wait: 50 to 60% of your average weekly wage, for up to 25 weeks if you're full-time hourly. Certicare's product doesn't file or complete STD claims.
Check Your STD CoverageContact mySedgwick.com/Walmart or 800-492-5678.
This Looks Like State Paid Leave
Some states run their own paid family or medical leave program, completely separate from Walmart or Sedgwick. Whether one applies, and how much it pays, depends on the state you work in.
Look Up Your State's ProgramLook up your state's paid family or medical leave program, or contact your state labor agency.
What If This Happened at Work?
This is a workers' comp claim, a different system with its own reporting steps and deadlines — but it can run alongside FMLA, so it doesn't rule out job-protected leave. Certicare's product doesn't cover workers' comp paperwork.
Report It to Your ManagerReport it as soon as possible — some states set short deadlines.
$49 covers this request: clinical review, the Sedgwick certification it needs, and any Sedgwick verification, clarification, or corrections on that certification — no additional charges. A later extension, return-to-work form, new condition, or other additional form is a separate request with its own fee. If your form hasn't been delivered yet, you can request a full refund.
Certicare is not affiliated with Walmart. Walmart makes the final decision on leave and accommodation requests. This page is general information about the leave process, not legal advice.
Secure online intake. Your information is reviewed by Certicare and is not sent to Walmart or Sedgwick without your authorization.
Founded by someone who's been there
Rebecca Martel, APRN, FNP-BC, is a family nurse practitioner who has completed hundreds of these forms. As a neurodivergent person who lost jobs to cyclical burnout early in her career, she knows what's at stake when paperwork stalls.