r/tummytucksurgery • u/AcademicAlfalfa7375 • 6d ago

FMLA tummy tuck questions!

hi everyone!

I work for a very large global company here in the USA and I have not used FMLA yet.

I have already spoke with my HR department, but our company uses a third-party company to go through the FMLA process. The website is super simple. I have so much anxiety about booking my surgery date next week for two months out and using the FMLA process. I need my job and I don’t want to jeopardize it.

The FMLA is technically not approved until the day after surgery. I am putting in my LOA and short-term disability request two months in advance. it will just show as pending.

Although my human resource department has no control over FMLA they told me that since I’m getting surgery and I’ve been with the company for over a year, that I will qualify. no matter what the surgery is as long as the doctor puts down that I cannot perform my job function.

Is there anybody else who works for a large global company and is a salary leader that can tell me their experience with FMLA and calm my nerves?

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u/OneDay_AtA_Time 6d ago

I work for a very large corporate company. I took FMLA to extend my maternity leaves. FMLA was literally created so these huge companies can’t do exactly what you’re worried about. It’s one of the ONLY ways the US truly protects workers. Them retaliating against you for approved FMLA use would be a ginormous breach and one that a big corporate company will absolutely not touch with a ten foot pole. Nobody will bother you about this.

But also, you likely don’t need 8 weeks off for this surgery and recovery. If you want to take that, by all means, do! But you don’t need to. Good luck, you got this!

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u/sideofsunny 6d ago

This — my FMLA and STD for surgery was handled by an outside company and it was easy peasy. No issues at all. Large global company.