Add Comment Question: I am 48 yrs old, employed for almost 3 years with US based company, work from home, I am currently on medical leave (since end of July) I am concerned about returning to work for a couple reasons, mainly retaliation and tolerance with need for medical treatment every 4 weeks that consumes a day. What are my rights? Does my employer have to accommodate this or can they make me take this time unpaid, or use vacation time? Or do they have to tolerate it at all? If I had to absorb vacation time, it would consume 13 of the 15 days I'm allowed. Answer: My name is David Vaughan and I am an employment lawyer with Samfiru Tumarkin. Your employer will certainly be required to accommodate your need for time off to seek medical treatment. However, it is not required to pay you for this time. Therefore, you can take it as unpaid days off or vacation time. Further, if you have disability coverage, you may be entitled to be paid some amounts for those days through your insurance company. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.