Originally Posted by slave no more

And say what? That he was given two months off and was allowed to keep his job? The way it was handled was pretty poor but 2 months off for any reason other than his own personal health is a little drastic. Now I cannot say how he felt BUT I know people whose child passed at 4 and 9 (car accident) and were back at work 3 weeks later....they still were devastated but realized they had to work and that they only have so much time off.

Check FMLA. Those are the rules to leave in these types of situations. If it's not a violation get over it. Sorry for your loss but you could also be one of the 5+% of Americans without a job as well.