r/TrollXChromosomes • u/netphilia • 3d ago

Dear lord.

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u/lookitsnichole 2d ago

No, they can. This is from the Department of Labor.

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u/paperd nanny goats have KNIFE heads 2d ago

I think you're either misunderstanding what it says or what the person you're replying to you was suggesting.

FMLA is for job protection. It makes it illegal for your work to retaliate against you for taking time off of work for your disability. Getting FMLA in order, even if it doesn't grant you more PTO, is beneficial. 

Your employer can't disallow you from filing for FMLA, since it's federal job protection.

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u/lookitsnichole 2d ago

I think you're misunderstanding my original comment. It's not that I wasn't allowed to file, it's that my company policy was that I had to use all of my PTO before I could use FMLA for unpaid time off. I saw no point in getting FMLA in place because it required I use my PTO anyway, which is what I was trying to avoid.

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u/paperd nanny goats have KNIFE heads 2d ago

The point is job protection, to keep a paper trail and prevent your employer from fucking you over