As anyone had or know if you can have your spouse take Family Medical Leave from work to help you out during and after surgery? I'm from California in case the laws are different. Thanks

I believe FMLA is a federal law. Your husband should be able to take time off of work through FMLA to take care of you. He will just have to have paper work completed by your surgeon. Good luck!!!

My husband took a week off with me... thank god he did.... My dr filled out the FMLA paperwork that his work provided. No issues!!

Just rem he will have to take his own time an will not be able to use Disability.

My husband took a week off with me... thank god he did.... My dr filled out the FMLA paperwork that his work provided. No issues!!

Did he get paid anything for that week?

Did he get paid anything for that week?

He had to use either his own sick leave or vacation time that he had available to use. A spouse can use up to 80 hours for dependent care a year. They have to use any leave they have accumulated.

He had to use either his own sick leave or vacation time that he had available to use. A spouse can use up to 80 hours for dependent care a year. They have to use any leave they have accumulated.

Oh okay I see. So should he still bother with filing for fmla or just plan his vacation for the date of my surgery? Thanks for your help :-)

Oh okay I see. So should he still bother with filing for fmla or just plan his vacation for the date of my surgery? Thanks for your help :-)

My husband used sick leave he had and that's why he filed fmla. That way it wasn't held against him when he took off. If your husband can schedule vacation for your surgery and it not be held against him then I would say he wouldn't need to file for fmla protection.

I'm in HR and I would at least have the paperwork ready to go for fmla. God forbid but if you have complications then he would have to "call off" work and would not be protected.

Okay I'll have him file then. His work is really a bunch of d**** so he doesn't even get sick leave but atleast he gets vacation. Yeah it is better to be safe than sorry though so I'll have him do the paper work. On a brighter note his job is about to vote in teamsters union so things should be changing for the better pretty soon!