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Originally Posted by Renea
Thank you all for the information. I was told by HR I could not go on Short term because I was not married and did not have children. Even if I could it doesn't start until 2 weeks after im out of work. And Im really hoping to be ok to go back to work by then. I sit in my chair 90% of the day at work, Office Job.
I'm in a company of maybe tops 40ppl.
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Hmmm, short-term disability has nothing to do with being married or having children, so this statement made by your HR dept doesn't really add up. In fact short-term disability is something you apply for directly with the insurance company. Your company really does not approve or disapprove this.
However, the bad news here is that companies with less than 50 employee are not considered an employer that has to follow DOL's FMLA laws. The reason for this is that the DOL sees it as being too cumbersome for a smaller business.
Sorry to not have more positive news to share with you. Is there any possibility that you can work from home? That is what I did. I took 4 working days off as PTO and then worked from home for 6 working days.
I wish you the best of luck with this!
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