Intermittent FMLA

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   Mary Sophia Hawks Moderator & Contributor

   <p>Disney1962, <br> Yikes to the new boss! I routinely tell people I have rheumatoid disease, or auto-immune diseases. Perhaps your rheumatologist would write a letter to the boss entailing your disease? It might help, or it might not. But at least, the boss can&#39;t say, &quot;I didn&#39;t know.&quot; <br> By the way, FMLA is a Federal Act, once approved, you do not have to provide notes. I would suggest speaking with HR. Ask them what the company policy is for absences related to FMLA. Compare company policy to what your boss is requiring and go from there. <br> Keep on fighting! <br> Mary Sophia</p>

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   Richard Faust Community Admin

   <p>Hi Disney1962. Sorry you are having these issues in regards to the use of the Family Medical League Act. I want to share with you this article from our contributor Mariah on understanding the FMLA: <a href='https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/understanding-the-family-and-medical-leave-act-fmla' target='_blank'>https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/understanding-the-family-and-medical-leave-act-fmla/</a>. <br> <br> Concerning the name, just wanted to say that you are not alone in thinking a change to RD would be helpful. Our contributor Tamara wrote about this here: <a href='https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/what-rd-means-to-me' target='_blank'>https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/what-rd-means-to-me/</a>. <br> <br> As a side note, love the screen name. My wife, Kelly Mack (a contributor here), and I are big Disney fans. She wrote here about the joys of a Disney vacation and, in particularly, their accessibility: <a href='https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/the-joys-of-disney-vacation' target='_blank'>https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/the-joys-of-disney-vacation/</a>. Wishing you the best. Richard (RheumatoidArthritis.net Team)</p>

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