Mary Is a Sales Manager for a Large Telecommunications Firm

Multiple Choice

Mary is a sales manager for a large telecommunications firm. She recently adopted a baby. She wants to take a few weeks off to spend time with her baby. When she requests the marketing director who is also her current supervisor for leave, she is told that he cannot "promise her anything" if she went ahead with her plans. She then discusses this matter with the HR manager. Which of the following explanations given to Mary by the HR manager is appropriate in this context?

A) There are several employees who would like her job and therefore, she should consider this before taking leave.
B) The federal law would give her the right to take up to 12 weeks of job­secure, unpaid leave to care for her newly­adopted baby.
C) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 grants employees the right to only one week of paid leave for family­related issues.
D) The firm is not obligated to provide employment if she decides to take time off because the family and medical leave laws apply only to small firms that do not offer health insurance to their employees.