If you are a newly hired employee on probation, you might not qualify for leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act because you may not have worked enough hours in the past year in order to satisfy eligibility requirements for FMLA leave. However, if you are on a probationary status due to discipline, if you are legally eligible to take leave, your employer cannot deny your leave request, even if it would cause you to violate an otherwise applicable attendance policy. For more information, see our site's family/medical leave page.