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Originally Posted by Momof3
The purpose of FMLA is to care for family..thus the name FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.
Short term disability is not FMLA..and it's determined by your insurance usually.
An employer with less than 50 employees is not required by DOL to let her take the time off and keep her job. Sure she can take off, they just dont have to hold her job b/c for small companies, it's supposedly too much of hardship on them to have someone gone so much..so they can rehire...
a sympathetic boss is your only out - or sick time/vacation time
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This information is not correct. One CAN use the FMLA due to their own health related issues, not just to care for other family members. From the Department of Labor website:
* for the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee;
* for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care;
* to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; or
* to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.
Also, Renea has since come back and clarified that her employer is over 50 so she would qualify for the FMLA.