Medical Leave (Non FMLA)

richa · February 2011

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 · February 2011

would it be with or without pay?

richa · February 2011

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

ACU Frank · February 2011

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 · February 2011

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

Medical Leave (Non FMLA)

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