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From: Johanna Prieto < >

Date: Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: FMLA - Denial of Leave - Not a serious health condition
To: Judith Serlin < Evon Coburn < >, Carlos Paz < >, DPH-
HRClassComp < >
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Hello,
Sure, my team will take a look at it. thanks
From: Judith Serlin <j >
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:50 AM
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Subject: FMLA - Denial of Leave - Not a serious health condition

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Johanna,
Could you review this denial of a request for FMLA. If I should be addressing this matter with Mei Truong or someone else, please so advise.
child, age 4 years old, was admitted to the hospital through the Emergency Department on October 2 and stayed there
until October 6, 2022. He called in daily and spoke to his Chief about his child’s hospitalization, etc.
In accordance with Article 18 , requested FMLA so that he could be with his son. He requested the FMLA forms during the
week of October 3 and received the correct forms during the week of October 24. He submitted them on October 26, 2022.
Mei Truong denied the request because “it was not a serious health condition”. See below and attached.
requested that I look into this as he seemed to have met the legal requirements as outlined in County policies regarding the FMLA
-- conditions requiring an overnight stay in a hospital or other medical care facility.
This request for FML was not a frivolous request. His four-year-old son was required to be hospitalized for four days and as a parent, he
needed to be with his child. The Doctor considered the child’s illness to be of a serious nature and admitted him to the hospital. How did Mei
Truong draw her conclusions that what his son was undergoing “was not a serious health condition.”
Thank you in advance,
Sincerely,
Judith Serlin

Teamsters 911

From: Mei Truong <

Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 4:25:56 PM
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Kevin Leung < >
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Hello

Your leave has been denied, please see attached and reply to confirm receipt

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Denial of Protected Leave Request:

Reason for Leave: Child`s Serious Health Condition, 680331
This employee is not eligible for leave under FMLA and/or state leave laws or employer-authorized policies from 10/03/2022 to 10/05/2022
because:
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) : Denial Reason- Not a Serious Health Condition
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) : Denial Reason- Not a Serious Health Condition
Thank you
Mei Truong

FMLA Coordinator for Alpha N-Z

HR - Leave Management Unit

“To protect health, prevent disease, and promote health and well being”