Employee experiencing burn out 什麼是 FMLA？ 《家庭與醫療假法》（Family and Medical Leave Act，簡稱 FMLA）是一項聯邦法律，允許符合資格的員工因嚴重健康狀況（包括心理健康問題）請最多 12 週的受保護無薪假。 這意味著你的工作受到保護。你不會因為請假處理焦慮、憂鬱、職業倦怠或其他心理健康狀況而被解僱。 誰符合 FMLA 資格？ 要符合資格，你必須： 在員工人數達 50 人以上的公司工作 在該雇主處工作滿至少 12 個月 在過去 12 個月內工作滿至少 1,250 小時 大多數在大型科技公司、新創企業或成熟企業工作的人都符合資格。如果你不確定，請向 HR 確認你的狀態。 什麼情況符合「嚴重健康狀況」？ FMLA 涵蓋需要持續治療或導致無法工作的狀況，包括： 重度憂鬱症 廣泛性焦慮症 恐慌症 創傷後壓力症候群（PTSD） 職業倦怠伴隨臨床症狀 物質使用障礙 關鍵是：你的狀況必須嚴重到需要專業治療，而且影響到你的日常功能或工作能力。 心理師可以開立 FMLA 證明信嗎？ 可以。...

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