PLEASE What are the terms to the family leave act?

Question

I have missed a few days of work from my son being sick where he needs to go to a GI specailist and my mother having severe cardiac problems and needing different operations to help her. I've gotten verbal, 2 written warnings in 3 days, can they do this????

Answer 1

If your asking about the Family Medical Leave Act, then here are some ground rules:
1. It only applies to employers that have 50 or more employees working for them;
2. You have to have worked for the employer for 12 consectutive months and amasses at least 1250 hours of work.
3. They have to give you 12 weeks off (does not need to be consecutive, it can be sporatic) and hold your job if you need to: To care for the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition
4. Under FMLA, a serioius health condition is (I only included the parts which seem most related to your situation) one which requires: Inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital (your mother); and

Any period of incapacity or treatment for such incapacity due
to a chronic serious health condition. A chronic serious health
condition is one which:
(A) Requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care
provider, or by a nurse or physician's assistant under direct
supervision of a health care provider;
(B) Continues over an extended period of time (including recurring
episodes of a single underlying condition); and
(C) May cause episodic rather than a continuing period of incapacity
(e.g., asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.) (your son).

Be advised though, your employer can require you to bring in proof that such illnesses occured and you in deed were talking care of your family members.

Answer 2

Here's what the U.S. Labor Dept. website http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ has to say about it:

Synopsis of Law

Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:

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.

But click on the relevant links to ensure this applies to your employer. There are also contacts by email and phone if you have further questions.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Yes and no. Did you inform them of the time you would miss? Were you given the chance to make it up? Sounds like a crappy place to work.

The family leave act is really for long term things, not hit or miss days.

Answer 4

Yes they can give you warnings.
You must FIRST let them know that it is for FMLA & then you must fill out the appropriate forms (which your employer must provide to you).
You MUST then get the physician to certify that your absence was absolutely necessary.
Go talk to your human resources department. Also, you can't find info because you have the name of it incorrect:

Family Medical and Leave Act
(FMLA)

Answer 5

It's pretty involved to explain in the space provided

Try

http://www.cwa6301.org/FMLA%20Page.html

Answer 6

no they shouldn`t be able to because there is rules where u can`t fire a client for missing cause of a family ill =ness

Answer 7

check this website for info

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/