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Article: Chicago Tribune Carol Kleiman Letters Column.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- November 9, 2002
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Byline: Carol Kleiman
Nov. 9--FMLA DOESN'T OFFER PROTECTION IF YOU CAN'T DO THE JOB ANYMORE
QUESTION: I went out on sick leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but I know for sure I can't do my old job any more--and job accommodations won't help me. Do I still have a right to a job?
ANSWER: Unfortunately, the law does not give you this protection. "You are entitled to return to the same or equivalent job you held before you took the leave, but if you can't perform it, the employer is not obligated to create a job for you," according to Peter A. Steinmeyer of Chicago, an employment lawyer with the national law firm of Epstein Becker ...