Nip/Tuck Leave: When Employees Take Leave for Elective Procedures

California employers who administer employee leave laws navigate a complicated labyrinth. Employers must consider interactions among federal laws (ADA, FMLA, Title VII), state and local laws (CFRA, FEHA, PFL), and even their own internal employer policies. It gets even more complicated when employees would like to take medical leave for procedures that aren’t medically necessary, but rather are elective. So what is an employer to do when an employee says they want to take two weeks off for that nose job or tummy tuck?

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