Unless declared incapacitated by your doctor, sure. You can work for your employer or on a second job. But if you have been granted FMLA, you are prohibited from working because you ARE incapacitated from working.
no
A person can take time off work for family medical leave. The typical amount of time off is six weeks.
It depends on what kind of "emergency leave" you are referring to. In the US there is a certain type of MEDICAL leave known as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which requires employers to grant medical time off dependent upon the requestor's family medical circumstance. In other cases, time off (other than medical) can be granted under so-called "emergency" conditions (i.e.: the sudden occurrence of an unforseen event) but this leave would be counted against that employees regular annual leave amount.
Family Medical Leave (FLMA)
twelve weeks of unpaid leave a year
Some medical jobs can be done from home whether they are part time or full time. Medical billing is the biggest position that can be done from your own home as long as you have the computer program to do the billing.
can an employer force an employee to take a leave of absence with no medical documentation?
No. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides for 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12 month period. Your employer may allow you (or require you) to take vacation or sick leave to cover the time, or may offer a short term disability insurance plan, but there is nothing in any of the federal laws that mandates payment during FMLA leave.
Paternity leave is the limited amount of time a father is allowed to take off work when a child is born or adopted. This is provided for in the Family Medical Leave Act. The FMLA does not, however require this time off to be paid.
It depends. If you have enough sick time and or vacation time to cover the leave, you can use that. If not, no the employer does not have to pay you. I assume that you are out on FMLA.
In the letter requesting a leave for a medical treatment for your father you should mention the time you will be missing from work. You can also write about your plan to make up for the lost work.
Only for your first 6 months leave - any time after that does not accumilate leave.
A leave letter requests a specific amount of time off from work for a specified reason. When writing this letter to the boss, indicate the start and end dates of the leave and whether it is a family leave or medical leave request.