Legal Question in Medical Leave in Indiana

plant medical doctors

my husband suffers from a brain disease and i have had fmla for the last 2 years.i recently transfered to another plant which they said the fmla didnt transfer with me.but when i went to file the plant doctor called my husbands doctor and told him that that was too much time so they lowered it is this legal?


Asked on 1/04/07, 8:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Kenneth Lauter Kenneth E. Lauter, PC

Re: plant medical doctors

To be frank, I am not entirely sure I understand your question. When they told you the "fmal didnt transfer," did they mean you lost eligibility or, to the contrary, that you had a new 12 weeks of eligibility? Either way, they were wrong. Transferring within the same company does not result in loss of eligility, nor does it necessarily mean a new 12 weeks of eligibility. The flip of a calendar page from 2006 to 2007, however, may have given you a new 12 weeks' eligibility. As for the company doctor contacting your doctor, that shouldn't have happened. In the case of disagreeement, the correct procedure is to obtain a second opinion from a non-affiliated medical provider. If I can be of any more assistance, please feel free to contact me at the below e-mail address.

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Answered on 1/05/07, 8:51 am


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