Rodolfo Alvarez
New Member
I belong to Teamsters 769. I live in Miami, Florida. My wife was hospitalized on a Monday 12/12/16. I took off from work that same Monday and Tuesday 12/2016. I returned to work the next day on Wednesday 14th. She had surgery on the next day Thursday 15th. I only worked one day that week (Wednesday), knowing that if I work just one day, just "punch in" as they call it, I will be covered in my insurance for that week.
The following week, again, I went to work on Wednesday 21st/2016, again knowing that if I work just one day, I would have coverage for that week.
Th supervisor at work tried to help me out and told me that in order to have coverage, I should file for FMLA. I gave them a call (HR) on Thursday 22nd,2016. They told me that I won't have coverage if I don't work for three(3) days consecutively, so I should have filed for FMLA, but it was too late to file for the week of her surgery the coverage can only go back three days. They told me that I should still file for FMLA for the remaining days of her hospitalization.
My wife was finally discharged on the following week Friday 23rd, 2016.
After I called HR, I called Teamcare and they told me that as long as I worked or "punched in" for at least one day of the week, I will be covered. The lady at Teamcare checked my coverage, and she told me that I have no break in coverage for those two weeks. Furthermore, even if I didn't have coverage for those two weeks, they will notify me to give if I didn't have coverage, so I can file for COBRA.
Here is my confusion: what is FMLA for? Why should I file for FMLA if I worked one day each week and I have no break in coverage? If I do have to file, is Irving too late?
The following week, again, I went to work on Wednesday 21st/2016, again knowing that if I work just one day, I would have coverage for that week.
Th supervisor at work tried to help me out and told me that in order to have coverage, I should file for FMLA. I gave them a call (HR) on Thursday 22nd,2016. They told me that I won't have coverage if I don't work for three(3) days consecutively, so I should have filed for FMLA, but it was too late to file for the week of her surgery the coverage can only go back three days. They told me that I should still file for FMLA for the remaining days of her hospitalization.
My wife was finally discharged on the following week Friday 23rd, 2016.
After I called HR, I called Teamcare and they told me that as long as I worked or "punched in" for at least one day of the week, I will be covered. The lady at Teamcare checked my coverage, and she told me that I have no break in coverage for those two weeks. Furthermore, even if I didn't have coverage for those two weeks, they will notify me to give if I didn't have coverage, so I can file for COBRA.
Here is my confusion: what is FMLA for? Why should I file for FMLA if I worked one day each week and I have no break in coverage? If I do have to file, is Irving too late?