Short Term Leave
On February 10, 2012 at 10:08 AM Pacific Time, isabellarossellini wrote:
Thanks to your help I found the section in my benefits handbook. Check this out. Wonder what you think of this! Exclusions for short term leave:
A cosmetic surgery or elective procedure, unless the surgery or procedure is:
-Performed in connection with, or as a result of, a covered injury, accident, or illness in which the surgery or procedure is required due to reconstruction or medical necessity
-transgender surgery.
So basically if I had transgender surgery it would be covered.
Otherwise, I have to save up as much PTO as possible and use the FMLA.
if your PS is not covered by your insurance, i think you could claim it is a surgery "performed in connection with, or as a result of, a covered illness" since your weight loss surgery was insured.
but i guess your HR department would have the best info for you.
good luck,