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I had no reason to doubt her. Not being at UAL at the time, the mechanics of it were unfamiliar to me, but the explanation (I recall) was that she did accept the first recall (resetting the clock) then immediately went on FMLA due to a pregnancy, then was furloughed again, restarting another clock.
?? The scenario you lay out would have involved two FMLAs.
She would not have been furloughed until ~2003 the first time. That would have put her on FMLA for approximately 3 years, from 2000-2003.
The second time, she would have been recalled by 2007 at the latest and not furloughed until 2009 or so. That's another 2 year FMLA.
I confess that I don't know the mechanics of FMLA, but that doesn't match up with what's listed on the DoL website.
Family and Medical Leave Act - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - U.S. Department of Labor
Perhaps Beaver Hunter can chime in and explain how the system can be gamed to allow for 3 years off of work for a pregnancy.