| Q: How do you qualify for FMLA? | | | | Q: Do I qualify for CFRA if my company has 10 |
| A: To qualify for FMLA: | | | | employees in our office, but our sister company has |
| You must be employed for the past 12 months, | | | | 50 employees? |
| prior to FMLA leave | | | | A: This depends on whether the sister company is |
| Work 1250 hours | | | | within 50 miles of where you are working. Is there any |
| Work for a company with 50 or more employees | | | | of the following: common management, degree of |
| Work within 75 miles of your office or work site | | | | common ownership/financial control, any interrelation |
| Q: Do you get paid during FMLA? | | | | between operations? This is from the Federal Register |
| A: No, this is a job protected leave and your employer | | | | page 68075, for your reference. If the answer is yes |
| has no obligation to pay you. Many employers will allow | | | | to all, then the answer would be yes you do have |
| you to use vacation pay. I would call a labor attorney | | | | FMLA rights. I would call a labor attorney and confirm |
| and confirm with them what rights you may have. | | | | with them what rights you may have. |
| Q: Who is protected under the Americans with | | | | Q: Are grandparents entitled to CFRA? |
| Disabilities Act? | | | | A: Yes and no, if it is to care for an injured military who |
| A: All people with a physical or mental impairment that | | | | was injured while on active duty and you are the only |
| substantially limits one or more major life activities (i.e. | | | | next of kin who can care for him or her then probably |
| sitting, standing, or sleeping) is protected under ADA. I | | | | yes. See page 68079 of the Federal Register which |
| would call a labor attorney and confirm with them | | | | speaks to FMLA, which models CFRA. Also, if you |
| what rights you may have. | | | | have been acting in loco parentis, meaning you are |
| Q: What are my rights while filing for disability? | | | | raising the child, not the parents, you may qualify under |
| A: This is a broad question. If you are injured on the | | | | FMLA. I would call a labor attorney and confirm with |
| job, depending on the state, you have certain | | | | them what rights you may have. |
| protections. If you are on maternity leave, you can | | | | Q: How much is liability insurance for $1 million? |
| have 12 weeks of job protected leave under FMLA | | | | A: This totally depends on if it is general liability, $1K or |
| and more depending on the state. If you are not | | | | less, assuming a white collar business. If it is Medical |
| pregnant and do not file a worker's comp claim, you | | | | Malpractice Insurance the range can be as low as $2K |
| are likely entitled to 12 weeks of job protected leave | | | | to the highest we have seen in CA in the standard |
| under FMLA. Lastly, if your disability is covered under | | | | market at $90K. For a low risk profession, single, with |
| ADA your employer under certain circumstances may | | | | less than $2 million in revenue it is $3500; to a high risk |
| have to keep your job open indefinitely. Always check | | | | profession (i.e. insurance brokers) at $6K. The highest |
| with a labor attorney. Odds are you have multiple | | | | we have seen for $1 million of coverage was $125K. |
| areas of protection and therefore rights. | | | | |