My in laws and I did an intervention on my wife a few days ago for her alcoholism. The rehab facility that she was taken to faxed a Doctors note to my wife’s employer stating, "she will not be available for work for the next 6 weeks she is in Doctors care."

My wife’s employer called me today stating that she will be fired if she is not back within 3 weeks. Can they do this?

The federal labor law states…
Family and Medical Leave Act

Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:

to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.

I did not list the others because they do not apply

Would alcoholism be considered a serious health condition?

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My in laws and I did an intervention on my wife a few days ago for her alcoholism. The rehab facility that she was taken to faxed a Doctors note to my wife’s employer stating, "she will not be available for work for the next 6 weeks she is in Doctors care."

My wife’s employer called me today stating that she will be fired if she is not back within 3 weeks. Can they do this?

The federal labor law states…
Family and Medical Leave Act

Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:

to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.

I did not list the others because they do not apply

Would alcoholism be considered a serious health condition?

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I need help !! How can I get inpatient treatment for alcoholism with out having health insurance? I am so sick of drinking that i’d commit a misdemeanor just to get locked up for a few days as long as it’s not anything real bad. Anyone known anybody that might have went thru some thing similar? Any help in this matter i’d be very thankful!! I got bad anexity problems, so going to AA meetings are almost out of the question.

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