This organizational type assigns each worker two bosses in two different hierarchies. One hierarchy is functional and assures that each type of expert in the organization is well-trained, and measured by a boss who is super-expert in the same field.
There are 4 basic situations in which you can invoke and use FMLA leave: 1  Childbirth and newborn care. 2  Adoption or accepting a child for foster care. 3  Caring for a family member (a son, daughter, spouse, or your parent) who has a serious health condition.  Undergoing care and treatment for your own serious health condition.
Thus, while your HR Department is correct that the FMLA does not expressly grant an employee the right to job-protected leave to care for a seriously ill sibling, you might consider whether becoming his legal guardian or demonstrating âin loco parentisâ status is possible.