FMLA question

[sh10]

DD, thanks for the help.

[mrsfarmer]

Did they apply PTO? Most companies run PTO along with FMLA.

[Deleted]

I would assume they just charged him leave.

[nomad100]

I know that my company requires you to use a week of vacation time before FMLA kicks in, so in your case, it would be only 4 days under FMLA coverage.

Your DH needs to make a call to HR and ask what is going on versus just waiting around to see what might happen.

[LoveTrains]

Why doesn't he just call HR? He might have been charged leave since he only took 9 days off.

[nikki25]

I am not sure exactly what you are asking, but, FMLA has nothing to do with money, it is only job protection. By re-reading the OP it appears that he took 9 days off after the birth. It doesn't appear that they took any PTO time or didn't pay him for those days? FMLA only ensures that ones job is secure typically for up to 12 weeks. It runs concurrent to PTO, disability, sick time, whatever, but doesn't pay. I am assuming if he was paid during those 9 days, they used his vacation time and/or PTO. I would call HR.

[sh10]

Jul 25, 2014 13:48:25 GMT -5 nikki25 said:

I am not sure exactly what you are asking, but, FMLA has nothing to do with money, it is only job protection. By re-reading the OP it appears that he took 9 days off after the birth. It doesn't appear that they took any PTO time or didn't pay him for those days? FMLA only ensures that ones job is secure typically for up to 12 weeks. It runs concurrent to PTO, disability, sick time, whatever, but doesn't pay. I am assuming if he was paid during those 9 days, they used his vacation time and/or PTO. I would call HR.

Correct, he took 9 days which were to be unpaid, they did not require him to use PTO first.

[itsme]

FMLA is just job protection. No money is involved. This just means the 9 days he used cannot be held against him in reviews and that his job would still be there when he returned.

[nikki25]

Jul 25, 2014 14:25:08 GMT -5 sh10 said:

Jul 25, 2014 13:48:25 GMT -5 nikki25 said:

I am not sure exactly what you are asking, but, FMLA has nothing to do with money, it is only job protection. By re-reading the OP it appears that he took 9 days off after the birth. It doesn't appear that they took any PTO time or didn't pay him for those days? FMLA only ensures that ones job is secure typically for up to 12 weeks. It runs concurrent to PTO, disability, sick time, whatever, but doesn't pay. I am assuming if he was paid during those 9 days, they used his vacation time and/or PTO. I would call HR.

Correct, he took 9 days which were to be unpaid, they did not require him to use PTO first.

Gotcha. Yeah, I guess the best thing I'd to just call HR though it might screw him out of those days that they may have been overlooked. But, FMLA does not require to use any PTO or anything first because if has nothing to do with money or PTO; it is only job security. It may be possible you are confusing it with short term disability, which in my particular work case, i have to utilize all of my sick time prior to the disability kicking in, you are correct there is no requirement to take PTO, again, FMLA only saves his position. I would bet that his employer put him in the payroll under PTO or vaction which is why he was paid. Ugh....i have dealt with this shit with my employers and it is confusing. But, those asshole never forget if they overpaid; concidentially, they forget if they under pay I think HR used hid PTO during those two weeks.