A friend of mine has severe rheumatoid arthritis. She goes to work everyday, but of course, there are certain times when she can't even get out of bed, and subsequently can't work. During these times she has always called in for a vacation day (and has to go to the doctor each time to get a cortizone shot), but her work has just informed her that every time she calls in for a vacation day, they are giving her a "point" against her record (of which they never told her this until she asked to see her vacation records). She gets 12 points a year and then you get "written up", suspended, and fired respectively for each occurance thereafter.
Her doctor told her to apply for FMLA leave and he completed the paperwork, but her work is telling her that they want 30 days notice before each occurance. This is not possible because she never knows when her arthritis will flare up. Is this legal?
2007-11-18
13:27:52
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