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phoenix55
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« on: October 19, 2001, 05:18:03 pm » |
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WhiteSatin,
I'm so sorry you're experiencing this stress and trying to deal with what's going on with your parents. I was in the exact same situation and had no problems with taking leave under FMLA. In fact, my bosses encouraged me to do so.
CountriGal,
What you're referring to is the FFLA (Family-Friendly Leave Act) which is separate from the FMLA. The FFLA allows you to use your sick leave as you correctly specified, up to 40 hours without question or up to 104 hours per year if you can leave at least 104 hours banked. I work for the government as well. In days of yore, we were only able to take sick leave if we were sick. If your family members were sick, tough. The only exception was if you were caring for your children who were suffering from a highly contagious disease and you could prove that (in other words, something that was somewhat of a public health threat, like measles).
Karen
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