is entitled beyond the amount of leave actually taken.
(c) Total amount of leave allowed.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to enable a covered individual to take more
leave than allowed under section 304.
Section 308. Employment protections.
(a) Restoration of employment position.--Any covered
individual who exercises a claim for benefits shall, upon the
expiration of that leave, be restored by the employer to the
position previously held by the covered individual when the
leave commenced, or to a position with equivalent seniority,
status, employment benefits, pay and other terms and conditions
of employment.
(b) Health care benefits maintained.--For the duration of a
leave approved under this act, the employer shall maintain any
health care benefits the covered individual had prior to taking
leave as if the covered individual had continued in employment
continuously from the date leave was commenced until the date
the leave terminates. A covered individual shall continue to pay
the covered individual's share of the cost of health benefits as
required prior to the commencement of the leave.
(c) Interference with benefits.--It shall be unlawful for an
employer or any other person to interfere with, restrain or deny
the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any protection
afforded under this act.
(d) Retaliation prohibited.--An employer, temporary help
company, employment agency, employee organization or other
person shall not take retaliatory personnel action or otherwise
discriminate against a person because the person took any action
in accordance with this act, including:
(1) Applying for or using benefits provided under this
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