![]() Easy there tiger, you actually haven’t had an absence yet, Sedgwick told Ed, conditionally approving him for FMLA leave but reminding him that he needed to follow the usual approval for calling off his absences. FMLA leave also was administered by Sedgwick, a third-party administrator, so there were some extra steps in the approval process.Īs a prophylactic measure, Ed submitted medical certification before any absence for his flare ups, as employees are wont to do. Like many good employers, Ed’s employer required him to call into an attendance hotline to report his unforeseeable absences. But he also had fistfuls of unexcused absences, so much so that he stood on the precipice of termination - one attendance point away, to be exact. ![]() ![]() Ed was an autoworker who dealt with apparent bouts of depression for which he sought intermittent FMLA leave. ![]()
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