Your Rights in the Workplace Under the FMLA and ADA
If you have a health condition, you are entitled to time off from work under several laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Both of these laws are designed to help employees manage health issues while continuing to maintain their employment. Here’s how they work.
Your Rights to Medical Leave Under the FMLA
The FMLA provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees for reasons that include the following:
• The birth or adoption of a baby (for both men and women).
• Recovery from pregnancy complications.
• Caring for an immediate family member, such as a spouse, parent, or child, with a serious health problem.
• Dealing with your own serious health condition that impedes your ability to work.
• Any qualifying issues arising out of having an immediate family member in the military.
In addition, employees can take up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave during a single period of 12 months to care for a family member in the military with a serious illness or injury.
Not everyone is eligible for leave under the FMLA. Generally, you are eligible for leave if you’ve worked for your employer for at least 1,250 hours over the past year, and work at a site where the company employs at least 50 people within a 75-mile radius.
The leave is unpaid, but it is job-protected—meaning that when you return, you are entitled to return to a job with equivalent duties, at an...
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