Medical or Family Leave
California and federal law provide employees with mandated leave options that apply to medical and other issues. Under applicable statutes, employers are precluded from retaliating against employees who exercise their right to take such leaves.
The most common situations involve the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), which provide an employee with up to twelve weeks of leave for the birth, adoption or placement of a child for foster care with an employee or to attend to a serious health condition of the employee or his/her parent, child, spouse or registered domestic partner, subject to certain restrictions.
In addition to FMLA/CFRA leave, employees also are entitled to leave in a variety of other situations, including, but not limited to, the following:
members of the U.S. Armed Forces reserve corps or the National Guard are entitled to up to 17 days of leave per year while engaged in military duty;
employees injured in work-related accidents may be entitled to leave in accordance with Workers’ Compensation guidelines;
upon providing his/her employer with reasonable notice, employees must be permitted leave to serve as a juror, appear as a crime victim witness and/or to obtain relief from domestic violence;
employees who serve as volunteer firefighters, reserve police officers or emergency rescue personnel must be permitted leave to perform emergency duties; and
employees must be permitted up to two hours of leave at beginning or end of his/her shift in order to vote.
Subject to certain exceptions, it is illegal for an employer to refuse to permit or to interfere with an employee’s right to take an authorized leave or to terminate or otherwise retaliate against an employee for taking an authorized leave.
The Law Offices of Craig Hubble and the attorneys with whom we work have extensive employment litigation experience, and our experience, tenacity and skill have helped us succeed in this complex area of law. We employ a hands-on, dedicated approach to every matter, and we believe that it is vital that you get the personal attention, emotional support and tireless, high quality representation that you genuinely deserve. We are committed to protecting your rights, obtaining the best results for you and helping you get your life back on track towards a bright future. Although we are based in the Los Angeles area, our practice extends throughout the state and federal courts in California.
If you or a loved one has questions about your right to take a leave under FMLA, CFRA or any other statute or policy, or if you believe that you were terminated, demoted or denied a job or promotion because of taking such a leave, contact us today for a free consultation as to your rights and potential remedies. Because these matters typically are handled on a contingency basis, there is no fee unless and until you are compensated.