If an employee is going on medical leave for 2 weeks maximum, how employer should calculate their monthly salary?
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If an employee is going on medical leave for 2 weeks maximum, how employer should calculate their monthly salary?
Our employee will have surgery next month and after this won’t be able to work
for 2 weeks,
Asked on February 29, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If it is unpaid leave (such as FMLA leave, or if you are letting them take unpaid leave voluntarily), then you simply divide the number of work days they work by the number of work days they are out that month and multiply by the salary. E.g. someone earns $60k/year, or $5k per month; they are out for 12 of 24 work days, or 50% of the time; they get $2,500.
If they are getting paid leave, they get their normal monthly salary but typically do not accrue additional sick or vacation days while on leave.
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