SICK LEAVE

Actually, the federal does not required companies for paid sick leave. Some companies may be subjected to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), this act does require unpaid sick leave because FMLA provide for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for a certain medical situations for either the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family. But in some cases paid leave may be substituted for unpaid FMLA leave.

Employees who are eligible to take FMLA leave is those who have worked for their employer for at least 1 year, and have worked for at least 1,250 hours over the previous year, and work at company that has at least 50 employees employed by the employer within 75 miles.

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