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No. You are entitled to up to 12 weeks of protected leave. After that, any additional medical leave you receive is a gift from your employer and not protected under the law. A doctor's note does not automatically protect your job. Otherwise, your doctor could give you a note saying you would be...

Your job is protected for 12 weeks. On week 13, day one, they may legally let you go. Regardless of how legitimate the medical reason. You have 12 weeks of protected medical leave within a 12 month period. That is NOT the same as your job being protected for one year.

Everyone pass in your tests; grades will be posted on Thursday.

Is she (and are you) fully aware that her choice of careers is likely going to bring her into contact with sick people on a regular basis?

Use it or lose it policies are legal in New York as long as there is a written policy to that effect and the employees are aware of it.

Once she is an adult, you have no financial liability for her bills unless you sign something that expressly says you are. You are NOT automatically liable for her medical bills just because she is on your insurance. You don't sign an agreement to take responsibility for the bills, you're not...

Yes. But on the basis of the scant few facts you have provided, it would NOT be considered ILLEGAL discrimination. Your mistake is in assuming that all discrimination is illegal. In fact, very little is. You discriminated against your green shirt when you put the blue one on today. You...

I am asking this for a reason. How old are you now, and what kind of retirement plan is it?

Not gonna happen.

One thing I can promise you; even if you somehow managed to successfully sue (which is doubtful at best) you will not get three years back medical insurance. If you're really, really lucky and the insurance carrier is extremely cooperative, you might possibly get three months back medical...

Yes. The only time he is legally required to treat you is if you are CURRENTLY in a life-or-death situation where his withholding care might result in your death. If you are not engaged in the act of dying, he is not obligated to treat you.

Your doctor has no legal obligation to prescribe something for you that he does not believe is appropriate, legal or not. You are free to find another doctor who will prescribe for you what you have decided you need.

Me too, my good friend.

One thousand, eight hundred and fifty eight days to go.

Absolutely! Keep in touch - I have your email!

The BBB is a consumer agency and does not have any regulatory authority. Do you have a legal question?

Harvard is an outstanding school if you want an undergraduate degree or a doctorate. They're a little weak on Masters' programs.

I have a co-worker who is convinced that other members of our team are making more than she is. In actual fact, I have access to what everyone else is making and she makes the same as I do, which is considerably more than anyone else on the team. I am senior to her, but she is senior to the rest...

It's not codified. Either you worked or you didn't.

The resignation date is the last day you worked.