Huh, looks like you are correct: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/fmla

This is good info, thank you for sharing.

Edit: Wikipedia has clarification on eligibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_and_Medical_Leave_Act_o...

> “Highly compensated employees” have limited rights to return to their jobs. They are defined as “a salaried eligible employee who is among the highest paid 10 percent of the employees employed by the employer within 75 miles of the facility at which the employee is employed”.

I guess I should clarify my 6 weeks is paid time off.

Or, alternatively, you can get an infinite amount of unpaid leave! See how generous parental leave laws are in the US /s

FMLA leave is job-protected and it’s illegal to retaliate against an employee for taking it. You can be fired when you return for reasons not related to the leave but - it’s also dangerous to play that game if you don’t have a documented history to support it.