QUESTION
I am under my Dr care for Covid-19 and just been told that if I don’t return to work by February the 17 that I will be let go of my job.
Asked on Jan 24th, 2021 on Wrongful Termination - Georgia
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I have been on oxygen 24/7 since I got out of the hospital and have not been able to go back to work. I have exhausted all my sick days and sick bank days and I have been told that if I don’t return to work by February 17 I will be let go of my job. I am a bus Driver in LaGrange Georgia please help me out I am still under my Dr care and he have me in rehab to try to strengthen my lungs that were almost destroyed by Covid-19.
1 ANSWER
If you were a full time employee and working for the company or municipality for more than 1 year, your condition should provide you protection under FMLA and FFCRA. If your employer failed to offer you as a qualified employee FMLA protection, for up to 12 weeks of your job, your rights would be interfered with, and if you are terminated, that as well would be a violation of FMLA. Consult an employment lawyer. Ask your employer for the FMLA paperwork and to process FMLA for you if you meet the qualification of 1 year or previous work and 1250 hours.
See https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/final-rule/faq#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20be%20eligible,for%20the%20employer%20for%2012
Answered on Feb 20th, 2021 at 6:47 AM
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