Help Wanted: accumulated sick pay and FMLA
Quick ReadI need surgery and I thought I had the sick days to accommodate it and recovery, but now human resources is saying otherwise.
Photo credit: iStock | Sick time policies can change. Be sure to read the fine print of your employer's paid-time-off policy as soon as you sign on with the company and if its rules change.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: I have been employed at a local university for almost 11 years and have accumulated 120 sick days, or 24 weeks. I need surgery, and the human resources department advised me that I could take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which gives me up to 12 weeks off for my medical emergency. The company will apply some of my sick days to the leave to make it paid. But I will...
