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OK to ask worker to cancel M.D. appointment; that isn’t the same as denying FMLA leave

12/23/2013

Taking time off for medical appointments is a legitimate use of FMLA leave if the treatment is related to a serious health condition. But that doesn’t mean that em­­­ployees can schedule those appointments whenever they want.

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