San Antonio employment lawyer Rob Wiley represents employees concerning their right to medical leave.
Despite the fact that during our lifetimes, most of us will need to take medical leave for a serious medical condition, many employers refuse to grant such leave, interfere with taking it, retaliate against employees seeking to take it, or replace employees while they are on it. That is against the law.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protects an employee’s right to medical leave. Most government employers, including universities, public agencies, and VA hospitals are covered by the FMLA. Private sector employees are also covered if the employee has (1) been employed for a year, (2) worked at least 1,250 hours within the previous year, and (3) works at a worksite where there are 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius.
Employees returning from medical leave must be returned to the same or an equivalent position. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for an employer to preemptively retaliate against an employee. San Antonio employment lawyer Rob Wiley fights for employees preemptively retaliated against due to medical leave.
If you believe that your employer is interfering with your right to medical leave, or has retaliated against you for taking leave or making a leave request, please contact San Antonio employment lawyer Rob Wiley.
