I was supposed to be on medical leave under FMLA through April 8, but since I hadn’t actually received any treatment yet I asked my doctor to fax in a request for another week. In order to make sure it was approved I logged in to my work email only to find a letter from the woman in HR who helped me initiate the claim which said I had abandoned my post, and it would therefore be considered a resignation (I’m assuming to deny me unemployment). This has to be illegal, right?
I was supposed to be on medical leave under FMLA through April 8, but since I hadn’t actually received any treatment yet I asked my doctor to fax in a request for another week. In order to make sure it was approved I logged in to my work email only to find a letter from the woman in HR who helped me initiate the claim which said I had abandoned my post, and it would therefore be considered a resignation (I’m assuming to deny me unemployment). This has to be illegal, right?