> The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants some mothers and fathers the ability to take 12 weeks unpaid leave and return to a protected job, depending on

> The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants some mothers and fathers the ability to take 12 weeks unpaid leave and return to a protected job, depending on the size and type of the company. Sure, you'll still have your job. And your employer might even have its own leave program to pay you for time off. But you could just never receive assignments again, so if you're working for a consulting company your billable rate will tank and then you'll get PIP'd for "lack of productivity" and then "laid off" because you can't do anything about your boss gatekeeping work away from you. No, I can't prove this is what happened to me...