Fmla family medical leave act need advice?

i am thinking about applying for fmla at my job but before i do what r the pros and cons of it.Fmla family medical leave act need advice?
FMLA is a great way of protecting yourself and your job. I didn't find any cons with it personally. Without it though I would have lost my job for being absent due to my son's illness.Fmla family medical leave act need advice?
you do not get paid for the days you take off. your company will now have a diagnosis of your medical condition. or your family members diagnosis. if you decide that you want to have extra life insurance , there is now a written record in the system that has your diagnosis code on it. if you ever really get seriously sick , and you want to keep some privacy it's best to ask your doctor to help you out. if you can afford it , pay cash for certain procedures/treatment. tell them you do not have insurance even if you do . change your address that you use for them.





it's worse if you have a seirous health condition and they know it / because you will suddenly start being treated a lot different. you'll be passed over for good projects that you used to get. you will be left out of important meetings, you won't get copied on information you would have had before. get out of the loop because there is a perception that you are not going to be contributing as well or as much now and it's a question of time before you'll either quit on your own or they will make your life such a living hell that you have no other option.





when there is a layoff / mass reorganization , you can probably expect to get layed off. mass reorg is legal time that they can fire you / not have any issues / because they are getting rid of lots of others at that time.





while it is true you could take up to 12 weeks and they quarantee you a job, they are not going to like that you took of the time. they do not guarantee what kind of a job you will have when you come back.





If you use fmla for something really serious / it would be best to ask you doctor not to put the real reason down / instead list several smaller complaints that you can reach a full recovery for. if the company things okay this is just a broken leg or whatever . they will be more liekly to tolerate your being out of the office than if they think you have cancer and will be taking treatments and might not make a full recovery. you'll be too expensive and they won't want to do without someone doing your job for a long time.





when you take the fmla , use the time to look at other jobs, because you probably will not want to go back . you might get lucky and get a better office . it does have its benefits.