Shop Talk
FMLA vs. FML
Got a written notice because I've had 7 Unscheduled Absences so far this year.
Between getting sick with the flu, car troubles, and dealing with my 74 year old mom, yeah it's been rough.
What's not fair is how someone who is on FMLA can work whenever they want, they could work 1 day a week out of 5, or not show up for a straight 2 weeks, or get up a couple hours into the day and just go home, and claim it on their "illness", like someone else I work with, and NOTHING gets said to them about it!
They just get patted on the back and get told to "come back whenever".
*Sigh* ... FML. 🤨
Between getting sick with the flu, car troubles, and dealing with my 74 year old mom, yeah it's been rough.
What's not fair is how someone who is on FMLA can work whenever they want, they could work 1 day a week out of 5, or not show up for a straight 2 weeks, or get up a couple hours into the day and just go home, and claim it on their "illness", like someone else I work with, and NOTHING gets said to them about it!
They just get patted on the back and get told to "come back whenever".
*Sigh* ... FML. 🤨
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Family Medical Leave Act. A law on the books if an employee needs to leave work for awhile to deal their's or a family members illness.
You can get it for even minor things like if the job is completely stressing you out. They don't usually pay out for that sort of thing though while you're gone. They will though for major issues.
You can get it for even minor things like if the job is completely stressing you out. They don't usually pay out for that sort of thing though while you're gone. They will though for major issues.
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Hmmm... I need to find out how to use this to exploit the system. I'm cool with a day of no pay, I have stuff to go do.
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I know what you mean, when i was in banking i had a friend at another branch who lost his job for being late twice, yet whenever someone who had a kid was late, they just said they had an issue with the daycare provider or traffic was bad on the way to daycare and they were just told, "oh it ok, no big deal." There are definitely double standards in the workplace, especially in regards to attendance. It seems like they enforce policies they dont have to with some people, and dont with others.
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