Legal Question in Medical Leave in Florida
Use of accued sick leave for FMLA
I am due to have a baby in the next month. My mother would like to come and help me out for a week, due to a difficult pregnancy. Her employer said that if she wanted to use family medical leave act that she would not get paid. She has a couple of hours of sick leave and would like to use some of that as FMLA. Her employer said no, FMLA is not paid. My employer allows for use of sick leave under FMLA. What does the law say? Can her employer deny use of sick leave for FMLA.? She is a full time employee for ten years with an airline, and could never use all of her sick leave.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Sick Leave for FMLA
Under the FMLA, an employer may allow the use of sick leave, but is not required to. Some states have state medical leave laws that differ somewhat from the federal FMLA.
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