FMLA

Are you able to use FMLA for weight loss surgery and if so do you have to disclose what type of procedure you are having done. Management in my office tends to spread the news.

I used FMLA when I had my surgery. I had to provide the ICD-9 code for the procedure, but did not have to explicitly tell them what surgery I was having. Medical information is supposed to stay private and management should not be able to disclose any of that information. Do you have an HR person you can go through?

I used FMLA and disability when I had my surgery.

I used FMLA for my surgery.  I also was able to reapply when I had complications as long as my surgeon wrote in the application that it was specifically related to my original surgery.  I still had to use my leave at work, but when the complication**** they had to use my extended leave first and not touch my annual leave.  This was a big help.

Thanks , I recently received my date and am waiting for my FMLA paper from Dr. Lomenzo's office they have placed it in the mail to me , do you know if we have to giva a certain amount of notice to use FMLA.