Husband Went To Rehab - What To Tell Work/what Are His Rights?
I don’t meant to be a downer on this Mother’s Day, but I need some help and truly don’t know where to get it.
I’ll try to be a succinct as possible.
Yesterday, my husband checked himself in to rehab. He is going to inpatient treatment for 30 days. It was time. I was about to divorce him and take our baby. He finally accepted he has a problem and that he was going to lose everything if he didn’t take serious action. So all in all…going to rehab is a good thing. And while I certainly didn’t expect to spend my first Mother’s Day like this, I am hopeful, for the first time in a long time, that our little family stands a chance and I can get my best friend back.
But now I am scrambling trying to figure out what do I tell his work. I’m hoping someone here works on HR or has some kind of insight in to this. My husband started a new job 5 months ago so he does not qualify for FMLA. He might be eligible for short disability, I honestly have no idea. Is medical leave something different? Worst case scenario, he has enough PTO to cover for the month he is not working. However, I still have to let his boss know my husband is not working by 8am tomorrow morning and…idk how to go about that. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and I don’t want to tell him my husband is in rehab (my husband doesn’t want that either) but I also want to make sure I communicate that this is serious and an emergency and needs the time off. Do I call HR first? Do I call his boss first? What are my options here? How do I approach this conversation? What language should I use?
FWIW, my husband has a good relationship with his boss. His boss is VERY happy with him and he is known as a rising star in the organization.
If it’s relevant he is in banking.
Any and all advice welcome.
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