FMLA is a federal law that has to be followed. You have to have worked for your employer for at least 12 mos. to qualify.
They may have let the other employee off (after only being there 2 mos.) & even called it FMLA but it wasn't actually FMLA. Had the other employee possibly worked there previously? The 12 mos. do not have to be consecutive for FMLA to apply.

