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Comment on Amazon worker who was ran over and shot during NO attack denied medical leave.

The employer isn’t required to let sick people be sick?? Or are they only required to grant unpaid sick leave?

This is hard for me to wrap my head around. Here, if a new employee gets sick within the first 8 weeks, the employer can get the pay partially refunded. But the employer must always pay in full during sick leave.

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roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Lol, here it is unpaid leave. She was denied unpaid leave. Amazon is reserving the right to fire her for being a victim.

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- myplacedk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I have no words for this. I’m… That’s… It’s just… Wow.
  
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  - chuymatt@startrek.website ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    If it’s any solace, it’s nothing personal. The line must go up! Legally required!
    
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PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
FMLA is a law that protects employees’ jobs while they’re on unpaid medical leave, but you need to be at the job for at least 12 months before it kicks in.

Basically, Amazon denied her medical leave because she hasn’t been there long enough to be covered by FMLA. So if she takes the leave anyways, she’ll be fired. Basically, they’re threatening to fire her for being a victim, because they’re not legally obligated to keep her job held while she recovers.

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