Medical Leave (Non FMLA)

richa

One of my clients is not required to offer FMLA (<50 employees within 75 miles). They however want to offer a medical leave policy but cannot afford to offer the full 12 weeks. Is there a good rule of thumb or some other standard that could be applied in this situation?

sonny

would it be with or without pay?

richa

It would be without pay. Also, there is no state mandated medical leave policy that needs to be considered.

ACU Frank

I'd be prone to offering employees the opportunity to petition for unpaid leave on a case-by-case basis, with criteria including the nature of the leave, employment record, and business needs.

I would not develop any type of policy that would make it sound too easy, too automatic, or too indifferent to the type of job the employee has and how difficult it would be to get along without him/her.

richa

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks!