Hello,

My wife is 5 months pregnant and is employed full-time (40hrs/week) as an x-ray tech at the office of an orthopaedic surgeon. We see her OB doctor once every four weeks currently. She was recently denied her time off request for a scheduled OB appointment. Is there any Florida legislation that protects a pregnant worker from being denied time off for OB appointments?
I'm not sure if company size is an issue, but if so, the company consists of approximately 40 employees at three different locations.

Thanks,

A concerned husband

No, there is no law in Florida (or any other state that I can think of offhand) that requires employers to provide time off for OB visits, unless FMLA applies. And due to the size of the employer, FMLA does not apply here.

Sorry.