To the extent that a covered employer's rules about requesting leave are less stringent than the rules contained herein, an employer may require an employee to comply with the employer's usual and customary notice and procedural requirements for requesting leave, absent unusual circumstances. Where an employee does not comply with the employer's usual notice and procedural requirements, and no unusual circumstances justify the failure to comply, PFL may be delayed or denied.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 380-3.3