How? The article and subsequent comments don’t seem to complain about healthcare offered or FMLA at all. To be honest, he qualified for and was apparently off

How? The article and subsequent comments don’t seem to complain about healthcare offered or FMLA at all. To be honest, he qualified for and was apparently offered a LOA and CHOSE NOT to take it! I mean argue for universal healthcare all you want, argue FMLA protection expansions. But if $150-180k in LTD payout wasn’t enough for this guy to opt to take it, I am pretty sure a government program is not going to be that generous, ever.