Keeping your same job
When you return from leave, your employer must restore you to the same job you had before taking leave, or to a job that has the same pay status, employment benefits, length-of-service credit, and seniority. One exception is that if your coworkers with similar experience and status were laid off during your leave due to economic conditions or other changes, then your employer doesn’t have to restore you to your same job or to an equivalent job.
Keeping your same benefits
When you come back from leave, your employer is not allowed to reduce, pause, or stop your ability to earn vacation or sick time, seniority, length-of-service credits, bonuses, or any other employment benefits, plans, or programs because you went on leave
Health insurance
If you get your health insurance through your employer, they will have to continue to provide that health insurance and pay whatever portion of the cost they usually cover while you are on leave, the same way that they would if you weren’t on leave. If you usually pay a portion of your health insurance costs through your employer, then you will need to continue to do that during your leave
Retaliation
Your employer can’t punish you because you took or applied for PFML. This includes things like:
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Firing you
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Disciplining you
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Suspending you
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Asking you to resign
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Demoting you
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Threatening you
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Discriminating against you
Your employer also can’t punish you for filing a complaint against them for breaking any of these rules.
These protections start as soon as you tell your employer that you are planning on taking PFML, and stay in place until 6 months after your leave ends.
Even if you're covered by a private plan offered through your employer, you'll still have the same anti-retaliation and other protections under the PFML law.
Contact
Phone
Department of Family and Medical Leave - Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Department of Family and Medical Leave - Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m - 5 p.m.
Department of Revenue - Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.