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How My Employer Put the “FML” in FMLA

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Re: How My Employer Put the “FML” in FMLA

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post #7

There should a name and shame on this one. What is the university, and what does it think it is doing?

This is a systemic problem here in the US. It would be counterproductive to try and single out one actor when the issue needs to be address comprehensively.

Re: How My Employer Put the “FML” in FMLA

#16
post #9
post #6

Nasty treatment. And in many places you can't even attempt to bank the sick-leave in the first place.

Or bank any leave at all. My current employer wipes vacation days on Jan 1.

My experience with employers in general is use any benefit you accrue as soon as you reasonably can. Don't save stuff up; it makes you vulnerable to your employers incompetence or greed.

Re: How My Employer Put the “FML” in FMLA

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post #9
post #6

Nasty treatment. And in many places you can't even attempt to bank the sick-leave in the first place.

Or bank any leave at all. My current employer wipes vacation days on Jan 1.

Aren't they generally required to pay you for accrued leave or is even that not required?

Re: How My Employer Put the “FML” in FMLA

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post #18
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or bank any leave at all. My current employer wipes vacation days on Jan 1.

Aren't they generally required to pay you for accrued leave or is even that not required?

Usually depends on which state you are in. California I believe they are required to pay up to a certain number of hours.

Re: How My Employer Put the “FML” in FMLA

#20
It's completely insane that US doesn't have unlimited sick leave like EU does. It's just backwards and ridiculous - if someone is ill, then they are ill, what if they don't have any sick leave left? You fire them? I literally can't stomach this. When I was little I always thought I would emigrate to the States to work - now I would pay not to go.
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