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by hexhu 530 days ago
There's a separate short term disability (STD) benefit and ppl can still receive a certain percentage of their income when on leave. FMLA for longer absence
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Yeah I got sick, had diagnosis from a doctor, and they denied my claim for a bunch of bullshit reasons. It took them 2 months to finally tell me I was denied. Just to recieve a fucking fax took 24-48 hours. They delay and delay as much as they can and will pull every trick to deny you. Then when they finally deny you, you just get a letter and your only way to appeal is by mail. They don't even have the decency to make your "representative" call you and tell you. Insurance is a scam.

FMLA is also only good for 12 weeks a year. And FMLA only says that they can't fire you or cancel your benefits for being sick or caring for a family member, it doesn't give you any other benefits.