Family leave act costs cash, staff shortage
Beloit Daily News – Beloit,WI,USA
By Julie Becker The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) contributes to significant costs particularly for public sector employers like the City of Beloit. ..
FMLA Law and Job Status
By sharon1977
I have Lupus. It has “flamed up” again and this time it is kicking my butt. I am having to miss work here and there because of it. I first went to the HR Manager and told him about it and asked about FMLA. (Apparently couldn’t keep his mouth shut, because several people knew about my illness before I told them) He told me I could take it for 12 weeks and he would hold my job for me. Others in the company have taken it and come back only to be given a different job, usually less money and then fired shortly after.
Our president of the company has threatened every salary person’s job that “If numbers are not met, there will be one person fired each week until the numbers are met”. Well you can imagine the stress, which is what brought on my flare-up with the Lupus.
My question: If I come back and don’t receive the same job I had before I left, and I work another job and am fired. Is there anything I can do?
If a general reduction in hours or a lay-off affects a number of people, then employees returning from FMLA leave are not exempt. Under FMLA, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, both men and women are entitled to up to 12 weeks of ..
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