Re: Are employers allowed to make it impossible to get time

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On 10/29/06, Mel wrote:
> I work with a large retail firm that is trying to make it
> impossible for employees to get any time off. We are not
> allowed to request time off, even with 2 weeks notice. We
> are not allowed to take sick days (less than 24hrs
> notice) without getting written up (those write ups
> acculmulate to the point of termination) and according to
> their policy if you give 24 hrs notice allowing time to
> get your shift covered the managers seem to think they can
> refuse when you call off. Can anyone help?

Unless an employee's absence time falls under the Family and
Medical Leave Act (and all the necessary documentation to
support that is filed timely with the employer), then your
employer is free to refuse any employee's request for time
off and discipline employees who are absent.