FMLA
Franklin
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 05-17-07 AT 12:46PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I have an employee who has taken intermittent Family Medical Leave from Oct- March to care for her mother. Her mother passed away in March. I was made aware by her manager that she will now need to continue on FMLA to care for her elderly father. Since the original FMLA papers were filled out for her mother I sent another letter (April 16) explaining she would need to have the paperwork completed for her father & returned to us within 15 days. Also, the remaining balance of hours she had available was in the letter. We did not receive any response to the the request so 25 days later we sent COBRA paperwork and denied the additional medical leave. Today the requested certification was received and signed by a Dr. as of May 14th. I feel that we have tried to work with her but need to follow the guidelines. I would like some reassurance that we have acted properly. Any input would be appreciated!
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As for the FMLA, you have every right to deny her leave until you received the paperwork and if she was off work completely I'm assuming you sent her a letter stating that she was on unapproved absences at the expiration of her 15 days, correct?
Have you terminated this EE? What reason(s), if any, did she provide regarding her failure to get the paperwork in on time?
In absence of a legitimate reason, you have the right to deny the leave until the certification is received and anything that occurred during that time is valid.