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I once worked at a firm where (unwritten policy) meant that if a woman took maternity leave more than twice in three years, she was “let go.” Men got six weeks of paternity leave, but if they took more than two weeks, “staff reductions” happened.Yay. Laws.

It is a good idea to ask one month out if you know you'll need the leave so early, and you will not risk being fired.FMLA leave is job-protected. You can never be fired or disciplined for requesting FMLA leave, or using FMLA leave if it has been granted.On top of that, for FMLA leave to be approved, some forms have to be generated, filled out by you and your doctor, submitted by a certain deadline, and then approved by your company's FMLA administrator. All that stuff takes time—and your doctor might not fill out the FMLA paperwork right away. (You may need to visit your doctor's office again after you have asked him to fill out those forms just to ask him to fullback out the forms again.) So it's definitely better to ask early just from the point of view of getting the leave at all.And from the perspective of the company, you're doing them a favor by asking early. Assuming your leave is for something legitimate like birth or surgery, you're helping them out by telling them earlier that you will not be available, and giving them time to prepare.So if you know you'll need FMLA leave one month out, you should ask one month out. It will make getting the leave easier, and you will not be risking your job.

I’m about to hard-prune the azaleas in the small back yard. If I don’t, they will be butchered by the siding contractors coming this summer. These plants are at least 20 years old, and have been “pruned” into neat little buns for years before I came here.Pruning flowering shrubs should be done immediately after they finish flowering. That gives them enough time to regrow and to set flower buds for next year. Delaying this chore a month or two, when flower buds are forming, will result in sparse flowering next spring. Also, pruning after mid summer, in the north, could stimulate new foliage that won’t have enough time to mature before frosty weather damages it.Plants can defoliate because of lacebugs, which love to feed on azaleas getting direct sunlight. They cause light-colored stippling on the leaves, and they often drop off later in the season. An azalea in the front, where it gets hot sun up to 2:00 in the afternoon, went from green to pale in almost no time (photo, above). Lots of lacebugs this year! For that one, I will spray with a small amount of systemic insecticide, and then cut it back once the insects are dead. The chemical has a residual effect, and will protect new foliage emerging for the next several weeks. So, check to see if part of the problem is insects.Older azaleas, especially if they have been repeatedly sheared, develop a thick “shell” of leaves, which shades growth closer to the ground. If it is shady enough, the plant can’t hold onto those leaves. After they bloom, cut the longest stems as close to the ground as possible. Simply signNow into the plant with a good pair of pruners or a pruning saw. If you do this every year or two, the canopy will be more open, allowing light to pass through to the lower branches. The remaining stumps will send out side branches from the buds that lie dormant under the bark.The bolder approach would be to renovate the plants by cutting all the stems back to 6″ or 10″. This should not be done if the health of the root system has been compromised by poor drainage, improper pH, or severely compacted soil. You’d want to correct those problems first. Photo, above, shows plenty of growth (lower right corner) at the base of the azalea, so I will remove all the stems above it.If you haven’t fertilized yet, do that now. Use a product formulated for acid-loving azaleas. A synthetic soluble fertilizer will go to work sooner than an organic product, such as Holly-tone. But, once you get on a schedule, Holly-tone is a great product.It sounds as though you have enough light for the azaleas, but opening up the tight canopy by selectively pruning, getting more light to the base, should help.

I can't answer for the detriment to your career potential, and I'm not even sure I can answer for bonding (it really changes from person to person). But as far as helping the wife, I highly recommend months 1-4. (Assuming you're taking 3 months and grandparents stay for the first month).  Once all the grandparents leave and you're left to fend for yourselves, she would benefit greatly from your support. Later on, the baby sleeps a little better and she'll get the hang of it, but if you were there to take the morning shift after the sleep-challenging nights of the first months, I promise you, you'll bond with your wife amazingly.

There rEvally is no excuse for your doctor not to fill out the signNowwork. It is time to seek another doctor, but there is nothing you can do legally against your doctor unless he causes you to lose your job possibly...

When you use the FMLA to take time off for a serious hEvalth condition (or to care for a family member), your employer can ask you to provide a medical certification: a form, completed by you and your doctor or other hEvalth care provider, giving some information about your condition, your need for leave, and when you ...

Re: Can A Doctor Refuse To Fill Out Medical signNows As far as FMLA goes, the eligibility requirements are set by Federal law. An employer who KNOWS that an employee has a potentially FMLA qualifying condition must at least conditionally grant FMLA whether they have a doctor's form or not.

Work for an employer that employs at least 50 people. Work for an employer that employs at least 50 people within 75 miles of your job site. Have worked for the employer for at least 12 months. Have worked at least 1250 hours in the last 12 months.

Can my employer use forced FMLA leaves to discriminate against me? ... The short answer is yes, an employer can require an employee to take FMLA leave. An employer might do this, for example, when you qualify for FMLA but opt to use paid time off or vacation time instead.