Is it FMLA if family member is still in the hospital?
intabi
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I am wondering if an employee's leave time can be designated as FMLA if their family member is in the hospital. Wouldn't the hospital staff be the ones actually administering the "care"? I do remember reading somewhere that providing psychological support qualifies as giving "care". Perhaps that would apply in this case?!
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Good luck!
Nae
I was looking for support in case this employee questions me as they did not requested the leave (I was notified by her supervisor of her absence).My practice is to designate FMLA leave any time that an employee qualifies - requested or not.
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Tell 'em that designating leave as FMLA protects them because you can't hold it against them in any way. For example, if they have a lot of non-FMLA absences later this year. But you're not gonna give them unlimited FMLA, so you have to keep track of it.
If they don't like it, their alternative is to keep their FMLA conditions secret and use their vacation time. x}>
James Sokolowski
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