I’m a working mom struggling to balance my home/work life. Right now I work 27 hours a week and my employer (the fed gov’t) approves 13 hours of “leave without pay” every pay period. This allows me to stay home with my daughter 2 days a week and work 3 days.  I know the time I took off under FMLA will count as hours worked, but I’m wondering about other employer authorized leave. Will the 13 hours leave without pay also be considered hours worked? The language in the statute is pretty vague on this. My employment status at my agency is still technically “full time” because “part time” is 20 hours or less. I’d appreciate any thoughts you might have.