"[W]hile an employer is certainly permitted to provide an employee with leave when not otherwise required by the FMLA, the regulations are clear that such leave is not FMLA leave and may not be counted against an employee's 12-week FMLA entitlement.... Employers who generously grant 'FMLA-like leave' to all employees regardless of whether such employees meet the eligibility requirements need to recognize that when an employee becomes eligible, he or she can demand a full 12 weeks of FMLA leave."  MORE >>