Can a company let you go on FMLA leave?

FMLA leave is job-protected leave, but you can be fired or let go under certain circumstances.

What do you need to know about the FMLA?

Job Protections Under the FMLA The FMLA gives eligible employees the right to take unpaid leave for certain medical and caretaking reasons. FMLA leave is job-protected.

What happens at the end of FMLA leave?

The FMLA guarantees that at the end of the leave you will be given the same job you left or another job equivalent in pay, benefits, and other terms and conditions. During the leave, the employer is required to maintain your health insurance benefits if it would have if you hadn’t taken leave.

What did John do with his FMLA leave?

John notified his employer and sought a medical leave to undergo chemotherapy treatment, which it granted. Thereafter, he used his full 12 weeks of leave under the FMLA, but when he requested an additional leave of absence to continue treatment, ABC Company denied his request, explaining that he had exhausted his FMLA leave.

FMLA leave is job-protected leave, but you can be fired or let go under certain circumstances.

How many weeks of leave can you take under FMLA?

The FMLA allows for 12 weeks of leave during a 12-month period – but the leave is unpaid. You may be able to use paid leave while on FMLA leave. You’re only eligible to take FMLA leave under certain circumstances. Not every employer – or employee – is covered.

Are there any job protections under the FMLA?

Job Protections Under the FMLA. The FMLA gives eligible employees the right to take unpaid leave for certain medical and caretaking reasons. FMLA leave is job-protected. After all, the right to take time off would have little meaning if you didn’t also have the right to return to your job when your leave is over.

When does an employer have to notify an employee of FMLA?

Under the regulations, an employer must notify an employee whether leave will be designated as FMLA leave within five business days of learning that the leave is being taken for a FMLA-qualifying reason, absent extenuating circumstances.