[NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog - FMLA

[Star Gazer]

				I'd only mention getting a guide dog and the
time off when you have a firm date for class. People do this all the time
"I'm going on a cruise from July-10-15, I'm having surgery on Sept. 12 and
will be out until the 16th"... that sort of thing. 
No way would I go into an interview and say "I'm getting a guide dog, I
don't know when, and you all will have to do without me until I come back".
Nobody in their right mind will hire someone who isn't going to be there to
work, makes it known up front, and expects the employer to just accept it.
People hire others because they have a need and if you can't or aren't
willing to meet said need when it is needed, there is no reason anybody
should hire you. 

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Morgan Leland via
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Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 1:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog - FMLA

If guide dog school is covered under FMLA, and I'm not sure it is, keep in
mind that to qualify for FMLA you need to have worked for a company for over
a year, and the company needs to be I think bigger than 50 people. The main
point of my message is to make sure you understand FMLA laws and employer
rights and responsibilities as well as yours as a guide dog handling
employee. A new employer may not be as understanding as someone you have
worked for for a while. Some companies are very nice and will work with you
while others follow the letter of the law and may not in certain cases when
they don't have to. 

I just came home with my first guide in November! It is one of the most
rewarding experiences in my life! Best of luck to you through this process
and through the process of finding the right job.

Morgan and the Fairest 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 15, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Marianne Denning via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

When I went for my first guide dog I did not have specific routes but
travelled throughout a large city using public transportation on a regular
basis.  I was a stay-at-home Mom at the time.  I have been working when I
obtained 2 of my dogs.  I think the time off is covered under the family and
medical leave act if you are in the U.S.  In a later email you said you are
applying for your first guide dog and looking for a job.  I would put one of
those on hold while you took care of the other.  If you believe the dog is
more important than the job right now I would put looking for a job on hold
so you don't start your job and immediately ask for time off to get the dog.

> On 1/15/16, Amanda Cape via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> When you applied for your first guide dog, did you know where you 
> would be travelling to on a regular basis? If you were in a job, how 
> did you get time off to go to guide dog school?
> 
> Amanda
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053

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