If you're under 6 months in a company, are you allowed to get FMLA?

Anonymous

September 21,2021 at 3:08PM UTC

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If you're under 6 months in a company, are you allowed to get FMLA? I am afraid it is going to affect my performance rating or some other thing management may throw at me for taking care of myself.

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Kelly MiholicSeptember 21,2021 at 5:43PM UTC
FMLA is a government regulated benefit. FMLA indicates you should be employed for a full 12 months before you qualify for this benefit. A company may choose to allow a person to use personal leave, whether paid or unpaid, but that is at the company's discretion.
I do not know if the FMLA timeline has changed in light of the pandemic, but this was the criteria as recently as 2019.
AnonymousSeptember 21,2021 at 7:32PM UTC
Thank you!