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Denise

August 30,2023 at 1:39PM UTC

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Hi All ,

I need some advice on FLMA working in an extremely stressful environment including quiet toxic unrealistic projects and does EEOC applies as well? Ant help is appreciated!

any advice will help.

Thanks in advance!

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AnonymousAugust 30,2023 at 4:11PM UTC
My advice?? Polish your resume. "Toxic", stressful" and"unrealistic" are relative terms.
They might be forcing you out
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I Googled: took 3 seconds
What is the EEOC and what is its
purpose?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national ...
KatAugust 30,2023 at 4:22PM UTC
Look at your company's FMLA policy and procedures. FMLA is meant to protect your job if you have a medical issue/disability or you need to care for a family member. If you have a medical issue that requires accommodations so you can do your job, then contact your medical provider to fill out the FMLA paperwork. I was able to get accommodations for chronic migraines with FMLA. I'm not sure what you're describing would qualify for FMLA accommodations, so read up on it and your company policy. EEOC covers discrimination in employment, so you would have to see if your specific work situation is covered by EEOC.
AnonymousAugust 30,2023 at 5:49PM UTC
FMLA is intended to provide protected, unpaid leave for up to 12 weeks for personal illness/injury, take care of a qualified family member with illness/injury, birth/adoption/placement of a foster child and military. And you generally need one year of service (minimum 1250 hours I think) in order to qualify to use it. Could you use it? Maybe. But that's a stretch. What is your employer's policy? If you are to claim it for mental health, likely your workplace would require certification from a treating physician.
What do you hope to accomplish by using FMLA? Would a different response to address your problem be perhaps to look for employment elsewhere? Provided you've tried addressing within the workplace?
Also, how do you imagine EEOC is going to apply in your situation?
AnonymousAugust 30,2023 at 8:19PM UTC
Thank you or the insight.
AnonymousAugust 31,2023 at 1:47PM UTC
More information on FMLA: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf
EEOC enforcement applies if an employee or job applicant is being discriminated against on a basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy status), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.
AnonymousAugust 31,2023 at 9:32PM UTC
Toxic, stressful workplaces are not illegal per se. You're not giving enough information about why you want to take action for us to give you an opinion. The information about what offenses are covered under various laws is not that hard to find.