ByUnpacking the Lowe's Call-In-Sick Policy
Sick leave is an employee management element that still isn't as regulated as it should be. There are almost no federal laws or policies mandating sick leave benefits for employees. Some laws exist at the state, city, or county level, but most companies come up with their own paid sick leave policies—and Lowe's is one of them.
If you're employed at this hardware store, you need to understand the Lowe's call-in-sick policy. DoNotPay will explain all you need to know and show you how to .
What Are the Details of the Lowe's Call-In-Sick Policy?
Lowe's allows employees six sick days in a calendar year—giving a total of 48 hours of paid time off work. Each of these days can be used separately or together, depending on your situation. Lowe's also allows workers to carry unused sick days forward into the next calendar year—there are no limits on the number of sick days you can accumulate this way.
The company also allows its employees to use the sick days for other reasons, such as childbirth or adoption. Any other days you take outside these six days will be unpaid. To be able to call in sick under the company’s Employee Benefits Program, you must meet these conditions:
- You must be a regular full-time employee
- You must have worked as a full-time employee for more than 89 consecutive days
What Is the FMLA, and Is Lowe's Eligible?
While Lowe's provides its employees with paid sick leave, sometimes six days are not enough—even with the extra days offered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) demands that employers give their employees up to 12 unpaid working weeks of time off in a calendar year to take care of family and medical problems.
This act is binding for the following entities:
- All public agencies
- All public and private elementary and secondary schools
- Every company that has 50 employees or more
Under this act, Lowe's—or any other eligible employer—can’t force you to work if you are sick. If your employer fires you for using sick days, you can send demand letters to them if they fall under the FMLA criteria or are in a state that obligates employers to give sick leave.
Sick Leave Reasons Covered by the FMLA
The FMLA can offer more than 12 weeks of unpaid sick leave under certain circumstances. The table outlines these circumstances and their sick leave windows:
| Up to 12 Work Weeks | Up to 26 Work Weeks |
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To take advantage of the FMLA, the employees have to meet the following requirements:
- An eligible employer has employed them for at least 12 months
- They have clocked in for at least 1,250 hours in the past 12 months
- The employee has worked at a location where the employer employs at least 50 people within a 75-mile radius
DoNotPay Can Help You Request Sick Leave From Your Employer
Requesting sick leave can be tricky. You could opt to use a sick leave email template, but DoNotPay offers a much more efficient and quicker solution that takes only a few minutes of your time:
- and locate the Request Sick Leave tool
- Indicate the state where you work to see if there are any paid leave laws applicable to you
- Answer the chatbot's few questions about your employer and input the number of days you'll be absent from work
- Choose whether you want DoNotPay to send the request to your employer
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