I have been employed with an airline as a flight attendant for six months. I'm having surgery at the beginning of October 2007. I was informed by my manager that the company is not required by law to grant me medical leave and it is determined weather to grant leave on a case by case basis.
Is there anything I can do to take leave without getting fired? My company is continually hiring flight attendants, so they can't say there is not a job for me when I come back after 6 weeks.
I live in Salt Lake City, UT and my company is headquartered in St. George, UT.