Comments on: FMLA-sibling

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:07:04 +0000

Hi William! Sorry, but no. Some employers offer additional leave, but there is no law that they must.~ Caitlin

By: William

William — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:25:58 +0000

Does Florida state have any loop hole or provision for a person to go and take care of a sick sibling in another country ?? thanks

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:48:09 +0000

Hi Patty!
We agree with you! Even though we usually take a very pro-employer view, any decent employer would give the worker several days of unpaid compassionate leave under these circumstances.
Corporations are often soulless — but they are not the only offenders here. Both small and large business owners frequently act in this way.
One option, of course, is to form or join a union.
Looking in our crystal ball, we are going to predict that within the next 25 years, the federal government will pass laws requiring paid sick leave, time off to care for siblings, grandparents and in-laws, and meal breaks.
The assumption in the past was that the marketplace would prevail, and employers would offer reasonable benefits to workers. It hasn’t worked out that way. HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Caitlin

By: Patty Freyhof

Patty Freyhof — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:02:05 +0000

I think it is so unfair that we as workers cannot take legal time off to be at the bedside of a terminally ill sibling. My brother recently passed away from lung cancer. My sister and I were instrumental in his final care as he was in the hospital with comfort care which is like a hospice program. My work place of 35+ years - a prominent company best known for making butter - is hasseling me for taking 3 days off to be at his bedside while he died. This is almost a moral issue. What is it with these huge coporations that really aren’t owned by anyone?

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