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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you all make of this situation?

Can an employer pick and choose who they offer FMLA benefits to - if they have employees that do not meet the requirements of the 50 employees within a 50 mile radius?

I'm due to go out on maternity leave in January and was just told by my HR department that they were unsure if they would honor FMLA for me because I don't work for one of our offices that has 50 employees within a 50 mile radius. I find this to be a bit shitty since I know they've honored this for other employees for other offices that don't meet the logistical requirement.

It seems to me this should be an all or nothing scenario. If they've honored FMLA for others, and they don't for me, would I have recourse? You can't just pick and choose who you want the benefit to apply to, can you?

HR is telling me they will let me know next week if I am covered. I am just baffled. Either I am or I'm not. I'm a FT employee and I've been with the company over 12 months. I meet all other requirements. 
We don't have maternity leave so I am not covered in any other way.

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Do you qualify for short term disability?  That should get you at least 6 weeks.  Does your DH qualify for FMLA? [/quote]

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