He was not protected by fmla unfortunately, his leave was what was called newborn bonding/parental bonding.
He worked his butt off for this company for six years, took time off to care for a family member during 2020 and 2021 and had been back less than 12 months in a different position and could not qualify for FMLA.
Nothing nice to say about his manager or that company.
Nothing nice to say at all so I'll just cut this short.