Can my employer refuse to give me the full reimbursement amount for health insurance?: One month, I only worked a week and a half because I took PFML. My employer doesn’t want to pay me the full reimbursement for my health insurance because I wasn’t physically working. But I was still employed by them, so I didn’t think that taking leave would impact the amount I’d get. Are they allowed to do that?
Scott’s answer:
It depends on whether you took federal or CT FMLA. If your employer has at least 50 employees, you are covered by federal and CT law. If less than 50 employees, only CT law.
If federal, your employer must provide health insurance and pay its same amount for coverage during the leave that it would have paid had you actively been at work.
If CT, your employer need not provide health insurance continuation, but if it does, it must pay the same amount it pays during all forms of leave, which may be nothing. Check your employer's policy on payments during various leaves to see if it was followed.
Can my employer make changes to a contract they have with our client about my role (# days of service) without consulting me?:
I work for a behavioral health company as a FT, salaried employee. Our client is a large financial institution with whom my company has a contract for me to provide services onsite/in-person two days per week, and this aligns with my original offer agreement from 12/2024. I do not have a "contract."
My company recently negotiated and signed a contract with the client for a third day onsite/in person without consulting me about its feasibility, and this departs from my offer letter. No one else can readily fill my role and the client does not want anyone else but me. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to agree for fear of retribution.
Scott’s answer: To answer your question, an attorney would need to review your offer letter, the contract between your employer and the client, as well as company policies outlining the assignment of work. In addition, a review of the employer's PTO and holiday policies is needed to answer the other related question you posted.
After being on FMLA for 12 weeks can I file for unemployment if my job won’t take me back ?: I tore my Achilles non work related so my job put me on FMLA. My 12 weeks of FMLA are up, it’s been 3 weeks since the last time I got paid .
Scott’s answer: Because you were terminated for failing to return to work at the expiration of your FMLA leave, if you are currently medically able to work, you should be able to file for unemployment compensation and collect, if you are otherwise eligible.