What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I didn't qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act because my company requires one year employment - I have six months. I called my work and asked a manager if I could have the day off to be with my husband for his heart catherization. The manager approved but another manager took me off the schedule and I have not worked since - that was Oct.25th. My father called work and when he asked for me, they said I no longer work there. I received no termination letter, phone call or anything and now I'm being evicted because I didn't work & can't pay rent.
Scoob, somehow you managed to lock your thread.
It's not your company that requires 12 months of service in order to qualify for FMLA, the law does, although your employer certainly could have given you the day off if they had wished to. Terminating you for taking the day off for your husband's medical procedure was harsh but it was lawful.
On the other hand, if you had had other absences during your first six months and this absence was the last straw, then your employer's decision is understandable.
Hopefully, you have applied for unemployment benefits and begun looking for a new job.
I didn't qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act because my company requires one year employment - I have six months. I called my work and asked a manager if I could have the day off to be with my husband for his heart catherization. The manager approved but another manager took me off the schedule and I have not worked since - that was Oct.25th. My father called work and when he asked for me, they said I no longer work there. I received no termination letter, phone call or anything and now I'm being evicted because I didn't work & can't pay rent.
Scoob, somehow you managed to lock your thread.
It's not your company that requires 12 months of service in order to qualify for FMLA, the law does, although your employer certainly could have given you the day off if they had wished to. Terminating you for taking the day off for your husband's medical procedure was harsh but it was lawful.
On the other hand, if you had had other absences during your first six months and this absence was the last straw, then your employer's decision is understandable.
Hopefully, you have applied for unemployment benefits and begun looking for a new job.