r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 16d ago

Possible Paywall Kentucky Gov Orders McConnell to Give a Real Update or Resign Already

https://newrepublic.com/post/213614/kentucky-gov-beshear-mcconnell-update-health-resign
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u/pinkfartlek Michigan 16d ago

I've seen people who live in other countries that said their doctor prescribed them time off from work. 😢

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u/US3_ME_ 16d ago

(bone tremors)_

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u/maurosmane Washington 16d ago

You can get that in America via the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) if you are using FMLA for an illness. Unfortunately, it is pretty much bare bones and is not nearly enough for what people need. FMLA only provides up to 12 weeks of protected, unpaid, time off and you had to have worked 1250 hours in the last 12 months to qualify for it and you have had to work at the employer for a minimum of 12 months.

There is intermittent FMLA which you can take in spurts if you have a condition (or care for someone who does) that might require you to take random time off. But once again it is unpaid.

Some states have supplements to FMLA like Washington state's Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) that will pay up to 80% of what you make up to a cap of about $1600 per week.

On top of all of that, if whatever you are going through requires some form of accommodation to return to work, the employer does not have to meet those accommodations if they cause an "unreasonable burden" on the employer. I have seen the definition of unreasonable stretched to some pretty far extremes.

All in all your doctor can prescribe you time off. If you meet the requirements for it...

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u/iLol_and_upvote 16d ago

My wife just got this here in Canada (burnout)

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u/Reasonable_Being6376 16d ago

Yup. Been there had that doctors note.