WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)?
If you feel your rights under FMLA have been violated contact an employee rights lawyer or wrongful termination attorney in your state to discuss the details of your wrongful termination claim. The Family and Medical Leave Act covers employees that have a medical or family need to be at home for up to 12 weeks in a 12-month period. The medical reasons can be pregnancy, personal family matters, adoption or other family medical matters. The employee will not receive pay during this time, but will continue to receive health care benefits and will still be employed by the employer. At the end of the leave, the employer will reinstate the employee at the equivalent position he/she had prior to the leave. An equivalent position is defined as a job that has the same or close to the same hours, work performed, work conditions, job responsibilities, and job security. The Family and Medical Leave Act only covers employers with more than 50 workers that have been employed at least 20 weeks at the
