Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Understand the 30 days notice is a Delta requirement. The 30 day notice requirement under the FMLA only applies to elective surgery which can be scheduled in advance. Unless your child is going to be delivered via C Section, known more than 30 days in advance, then there is NO thirty day requirement.
Unfortunately, ALPA's insurance "expert" is no help. She is unaware that President Obama signed the Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, and how FMLA is properly applied.
The real core problem is that Delta's Human Resource Policy Manual has not been updated since the change in the Statute. HR is following wrong guidance. ALPA's "expert" is following Delta's guidance.
You might want to get up to speed on your contract, as none of what you've written here is true.
Try Section 13.H of the PWA for FMLA. The HPRM was updated in August 2010 to reflect the changes in law. Oh, the PWA and Delta policy provided for Family Leave in accordance with the 1993 law even though it technically didn't cover pilots and flight attendants.
Without getting overtly political, I'm sure you actively supported those that brought this rule into being in 1993 and improved upon it in 2009.
