FMLA / CFRA Leave
Medical and family leave eligibility, notice, job restoration, and retaliation.
In plain terms
Medical and caregiving leave statutes protect eligible employees who give proper notice when serious health or family circumstances arise. Employers may violate the law by denying leave, discouraging you from taking it, or failing to return you to a comparable position afterward. They may raise defenses about missing certifications or roles that would have ended anyway. Federal FMLA and California CFRA overlap but are not identical—the paperwork you file helps determine which rules apply.