Forced leave of absence

My boss put me on a four week leave of absence because my wife was having surgery in two weeks however we couldn't afford this leave so we canceled the surgery and yet he still says i have to take the four weeks can he do this to us we stand to lose our home and our car i need help i have no idea what to do now.

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Submitted 388 days ago...

Jodi-Mesa

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You should talk to your Human Resources department to see what your options are. If you can cancel the leave of absence depending on their policies. It doesn't sound like he/she has your best interest at heart, but I don't know the conditions under which you took the leave, but it is your HR departments job to know the policies and help you - so please contact them.

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Submitted 388 days ago...

cbaker

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I didn't take the leave he told me i had to go on the leave for four weeks without any notice he told me yesterday at 8:00 and then said it went into affect then, I am very scared about this medication and food our home our car are all in danger even for just the four weeks. Is it possible for him to do this no matter what i say. please help thank you for your time

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Submitted 388 days ago...

sidelko

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I would talk to your HR department. See what they have to say.

It doesn't make sense that he would give you a mandatory 4 week leave of absence with your wife having surgery and not you.

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Submitted 388 days ago...

Jodi-Mesa

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Did he give you any reason for the leave? Like I said, every company has different policies and checking with whoever handles that will be the only way to know if it's legitimate or not. I can't imagine many people who can afford to take an unpaid leave of absence for 4 weeks and I see why you are upset! If you have violated some policy resulting in a leave, then he needs to tell you why. Here's what you should do:

1) Ask your boss why he is forcing this leave of absence. Unless you do that you won't know what to do next.

2) After you find out, go to your HR department or look in your company guidelines to see if there is a policy justifying the forced leave.

3) If you feel that the leave isn't justified within the terms of your employment agreement or if you feel you've been discriminated against or wrongly sent on leave you can file a complaint with EEOC. If they aren't the right people to talk to for your particular situation they can tell you who would be:

http://www.eeoc.gov/contact.html

I can only imagine how scary this can be - good luck and please let me know what you find out!

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Submitted 386 days ago...

cbaker

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This comment was quick and laid out so that i knew exactly what i will be doing to fix my problem and the step by step answer is very helpful.

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