Family and Medical Leave Act. It's designed to keep you from getting fired if you take a lot of time off for something medical for you or a family member. Pretty easy to apply for. Employers are deathly afraid of violating it, so mostly alcoholics claim they have a family member with a medical issue so they don't get fired for calling in drunk every Monday morning.What's fmla?
At least that's how I've seen it abused on my jobs in Florida. My wife used it when she had eye surgery because the te were so many follow up appointments and she didn't have enough leave to cover it.