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"Under the FMLA, most new parents can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave without the threat of job loss. That’s most parents, not all parents. Employees qualif
by jahaja 7y ago
"Under the FMLA, most new parents can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave without the threat of job loss. That’s most parents, not all parents. Employees qualify for leave under the FMLA when they’ve worked 1,240 hours over 12 months at a company that employs more than 50 people. With part-time workers and small business employees left in the lurch, only about 60 percent of American workers are entitled to leave under the FMLA.
The FMLA does not require your employer to pay you while you’re home with your kid. So even if you’re legally entitled to take leave, you might not be able to afford it."
This is still very very poor.
- strbean 7y agoNot to mention that with at-will employment this is essentially a moot point. If you qualify for FMLA and take paternal leave, they can still just fire you "just because we felt like it".
- dragonwriter 7y agoThat's not really true with the civil standard of proof, which is preponderance of the evidence. If you can provide any evidence which tends to suggest that you were fired for an improper reason, the employer must overcome that with greater evidence that the firing was actually made for a reason that is not prohibited. It's not like criminal law where violations have to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, so merely presenting a plausible alternative consistent with (even if not the most likely conclusion from) the evidence is adequate to avoid liability.