Legal Question in Medical Leave in Virginia

FMLA Laws in Virginia

My company offers FMLA but they go a step further and pay you for your leave. However when I needed to use the leave for another family member, they will not pay. But in our manual it does not state either, shouldn't this be posed in our company policy versus them being able to change things as they go.? I just had my surgery 3 weeks ago and already it's changed.


Asked on 7/19/07, 12:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: FMLA Laws in Virginia

It certainly could be in your company's employee handbook (manual), but the company is still in no way obligated to pay an employee who takes FMLA leave merely because it is not. Compensating employees who takes FMLA under particular circumstances really is a gift to these employees, and if the company chooses to limit the gift to employees only and to exclude leave taken for family members, if I were an employee this not something that I'd want to make an issue over.

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Answered on 7/19/07, 5:06 pm


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