Legal Question in Employment Law in California

If your CA employer has at least 50 employees, and you are employed for at least 12 months, have at least 1,250 hours worked in the 12 months prior to the leave, then you would be eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA / CFRA medical leave when you are unable to work [or must care for an immediate family member] because of a �SERIOUS health condition� [that is properly confirmed and documented by your doctor], continuation of group health benefits, restoration to the same or an equivalent job upon return to work, with accrued benefits. The employer can require you to apply any accrued vacation or other leaves to that time so that you would be paid during that

The question of return to 'limited/modified duty' is case and fact dependent. The company can refuse for valid safety [theirs and yours] reasons, and for lack of suitable positions. If you can show actual suitable positions available that your doctor cleared you for, then you can 'argue' your case with them. You can consider hiring counsel to help in that. If and when you are terminated, you can consider a claim of FMLA violation. If you think you qualify to make the argument or bring a claim, then feel free to contact me.