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A pilot who lives in Minnesota but is based in DTW cannot use 'state sick leave' under the Minnesota Relative Care Act. A pilot who lives in Michigan and is based in MSP can. It's all about where you are based and not where you live.
I know that mx and wx are not reasons for RR pay. However, if the company jams you into a reroute into a day off without exhausting other options, would that be considered "out of the company's control?"
Just wondering if we are able to hold the company accountable for taking the path of least resistance when other options were available.
Just wondering if we are able to hold the company accountable for taking the path of least resistance when other options were available.
If you got the RR into a day off you will most likely get the RR pay unless it is for MX or WX. I also think you get the RR pay for the entire last duty period of your original trip plus the day off. I got one of those once and I was not happy until I saw how much extra pay it was......then it was OK. I got like 14 hours extra pay and was home by noon the next day.
I got rerouted into off days because of Sandy. Ended up with 25hours of RR pay. Sometimes trying to decipher the PWA can give you a headache.
I just spent 20 minutes over on the AMR/LLC thread titled "Judge Silver Ruled". I will never get that 20 minutes of my life back but I would just like to say..."I love you guys...and girls".
I know the merger didn't work out so well for some, personally I stayed right where I was in % seniority but have slid backwards in my seat due to synergies, as most probably have.
I am so grateful to be a part of this pilot group!!! You guys and girls are the finest professionals I have ever known.
Ok, I'm done now. Thank you for your time.
Erik
I know the merger didn't work out so well for some, personally I stayed right where I was in % seniority but have slid backwards in my seat due to synergies, as most probably have.
I am so grateful to be a part of this pilot group!!! You guys and girls are the finest professionals I have ever known.
Ok, I'm done now. Thank you for your time.
Erik
That is not correct. There are currently 4 states to my knowledge who have these types of "Kin Care" laws and all of them are applied based on the employee working in that state. Residence in the state is irrelevant with these laws as they govern employers and their employees who work in that state. The 3 states with these laws that affect Delta pilots are California (LAX based pilots), Washington (SEA based pilots) and Minnesota (MSP based pilots).
A pilot who lives in Minnesota but is based in DTW cannot use 'state sick leave' under the Minnesota Relative Care Act. A pilot who lives in Michigan and is based in MSP can. It's all about where you are based and not where you live.
A pilot who lives in Minnesota but is based in DTW cannot use 'state sick leave' under the Minnesota Relative Care Act. A pilot who lives in Michigan and is based in MSP can. It's all about where you are based and not where you live.
I just spent 20 minutes over on the AMR/LLC thread titled "Judge Silver Ruled". I will never get that 20 minutes of my life back but I would just like to say..."I love you guys...and girls".
I know the merger didn't work out so well for some, personally I stayed right where I was in % seniority but have slid backwards in my seat due to synergies, as most probably have.
I am so grateful to be a part of this pilot group!!! You guys and girls are the finest professionals I have ever known.
Ok, I'm done now. Thank you for your time.
Erik
I know the merger didn't work out so well for some, personally I stayed right where I was in % seniority but have slid backwards in my seat due to synergies, as most probably have.
I am so grateful to be a part of this pilot group!!! You guys and girls are the finest professionals I have ever known.
Ok, I'm done now. Thank you for your time.
Erik
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I just spent 20 minutes over on the AMR/LLC thread titled "Judge Silver Ruled". I will never get that 20 minutes of my life back but I would just like to say..."I love you guys...and girls".
I know the merger didn't work out so well for some, personally I stayed right where I was in % seniority but have slid backwards in my seat due to synergies, as most probably have.
I am so grateful to be a part of this pilot group!!! You guys and girls are the finest professionals I have ever known.
Ok, I'm done now. Thank you for your time.
Erik
I know the merger didn't work out so well for some, personally I stayed right where I was in % seniority but have slid backwards in my seat due to synergies, as most probably have.
I am so grateful to be a part of this pilot group!!! You guys and girls are the finest professionals I have ever known.
Ok, I'm done now. Thank you for your time.
Erik
I agree. Our merger went so smooth. Delta is light years ahead of the other two. I can't wait to see what comes of the AWA-UsAir-AA merger!!
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Guys,
I live in CA and am LAX based and have used this. It is amazingly easy. First I would give the CPO a heads up, and then all you do is call scheduling, tell then you are using your sick leave but it is for your wife/kid etc IAW your states family leave law.
No questions asked. My case was was before the new verification policy so not sure if they would want verification or not, but that would normally be pretty easy for these issues.
Note - Depending on your state, there may or may not be a lifetime limit on how much sick leave you can use in this manner.
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Hey Beer,
Im going through the same thing right now. Ive made the calls, and heres what ive come up with.
There are 2 forms crew resources will want. Go to the flight ops website, pilot tools, forms and reports, forms. You need pilot certification by physician or practitioner and the pilot request for family and medical leave.
The leave cant be given prior to the due date, but if the kid comes early, it can be adjusted.
From the contract: "FMLA leave is unpaid leave, unless the pilot is eligible for other paid leave (e.g.,vacation, sick leave, accident leave).
"Use of State Sick is governed by the laws of the respective state where the pilot is based, not where the pilot resides." Thats from the sick leave FAQ the company put out. I couldnt find it in the contract.
I live in a state where I can use sick leave for the birth of a child. I am not based in the state though. As a result, I have been told by the company that I will receive unpaid FMLA. If the Captain you talked to has different info, maybe he can take the steps to square this away with the company.
Im going through the same thing right now. Ive made the calls, and heres what ive come up with.
There are 2 forms crew resources will want. Go to the flight ops website, pilot tools, forms and reports, forms. You need pilot certification by physician or practitioner and the pilot request for family and medical leave.
The leave cant be given prior to the due date, but if the kid comes early, it can be adjusted.
From the contract: "FMLA leave is unpaid leave, unless the pilot is eligible for other paid leave (e.g.,vacation, sick leave, accident leave).
From the company PWA section 14 Sick Leave FAQ page:
"Use of State Sick is governed by the laws of the respective state where the pilot is based, not where the pilot resides." Thats from the sick leave FAQ the company put out. I couldnt find it in the contract.
I live in a state where I can use sick leave for the birth of a child. I am not based in the state though. As a result, I have been told by the company that I will receive unpaid FMLA. If the Captain you talked to has different info, maybe he can take the steps to square this away with the company.
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That's because DAL/NWA had similar career expectations. If you merger with say Alaska, it will come unglued. We had a pretty smooth merger between XJ and 9E, with Colgan, not so much....
I know that mx and wx are not reasons for RR pay. However, if the company jams you into a reroute into a day off without exhausting other options, would that be considered "out of the company's control?"
Just wondering if we are able to hold the company accountable for taking the path of least resistance when other options were available.
Just wondering if we are able to hold the company accountable for taking the path of least resistance when other options were available.
I've even had this happen where I got rerouted into a day off and the RR pay didn't get put on my time card, even temporarily. There was a flight that they could have used to deadhead me home that night, so I called Jim, explained my rationale, and he gave me the RR pay.
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