Taking a medical leave of absence?

[IHaveNoIdea]

I've taken a personal loa once before last year because of the raging pandemic, but I really need to take a medical leave now. I've been having significant problems with my legs, especially my knees which sometimes feel like they crunch like Rice Krispies. It used to be just doing heavy lifting or moving 1000s of pounds on a pallet, but now just stocking shelves with light items and even just standing and walking for a couple of hours aches like hell. I've also been going through a lot of personal problems in my family too, which has affecting my mental health.

If I request a leave of absence should I just mention the physical symptoms? Any special forms that have to be filled out or anything like that? Will it look bad because I took a personal leave several months ago? Sorry I know a ton of questions, but no one at HR is picking up the phones again because they also answer for the phones for every department in the entire store.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

You can use short term disability option on medical. Ck on targetpayandbenefits.com.