FMLA question

[cbg]

They have to sit very close together. The closest one to the phone hands it to me. I think it's Al's turn to feed them over the weekend.

 

[FlyingRon]

In a nutshell, the one absence was supposed to be FMLA and was input incorrectly. Because it's incorrect, it's an occurrence. It's likely that personnel simply hasn't gotten to fixing it yet.

I'm still lost. What does "inputing" it as FMLA do as far as the employee is concerned? As long as they let you come back to work afterwards, you had some kind of leave. They're not obliged to pay you on FMLA (though they may) and they're not obliged to preserve any other leave balances you have (though they may), so I'm still trying to figure out what issue you're trying to make here. About the only thing that may happen in your favor is that if you need more FMLA, you might get a few more days out of it.

 

[cbg]

If it's not marked as FMLA it can count against him, attendance wise. It's not a question of paid leave vs. unpaid leave; it's a question of protected leave vs. unprotected leave.

 

[Chuzzle]

So who's ready for the quite interesting update?

I'm currently inquiring as to whether or not the policies I posted about are indeed company policy. But suddenly the light bulb lit up.

I made a few inquiries with other employees/supervisors who have FMLA or are aware of FMLA and guess what? They don't know anything about these policy changes. So basically what I may have here is my supervisor bull****ting me to keep me from using my FMLA. I was told today that he/she can't even tell personnel that any given absence is FMLA; that personnel "knows my situation." That sent up a flag right there. In a company with over 20,000 employees, ONE PERSON is gonna know I have FMLA? Yeah, right.

The "faking doctor's notes" was brought up. I mentioned that requiring doctor's notes for every protected absence is a violation. I was given the "I have nothing to do with it" excuse. I was also reminded several times that my FMLA is for one condition only.

We'll see what happens next but for now, it appears that my supervisor is telling me all this nonsense simply to discourage me from using my FMLA.

 

[cbg]

Get thee to an HR person, go.

Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

 

[Chuzzle]

I've already opened communication with them.