Quote Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
FMLA... that's what we have in our school district. We can take our sick days until we run out of them, and then apply for FMLA, which is pittance. FMLA only lasts for a certain amount of weeks, and then you have to take unpaid leave. Then, when you come back, you are only guaranteed a job, not the exact position you had when you left.
FMLA - Family Medical Leave Act - requires certain employers to provide unpaid leave of up to 12 weeks per year if needed for a serious personal medical condition or to care for a seriously ill family member or to care for a newborn, newly adopted or foster child. You must return to the same or equivalent job upon release.

Believe it or not...any you get over and above that ...such as any employer paid leave...is your employer doing more than the law requires.