Originally Posted by
slowplay
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.
Like the kid in orthopedic shoes, I stand corrected!
It is good that Delta has updated the HPRM and is now in compliance with the law. For the first 8 months of 2010, that was not the case.
Delta thought they were in compliance with a law they never had to comply with. When Delta did have to comply, they assumed they were doing it correctly when in fact they were not. (the rub was, the inflexible requirement for 30 days notice).
Emergency surgery could not, and can not, be planned 30 days in advance. The law even gave the illustration of a pregnancy and the notice requirements have been relaxed by subsequent legal decisions.
The addition of, "
when feasible" to the HPRM makes the difference.