I will be talking to them tomorrow. And yes to the FMLA for 9 weeks. As soon as I work one day this year I'm awarded my vacation. Which should be 129 hours worth (49 carried over from last year).
I would just do some research on ADA and make sure you present a case with doctor’s documentation in the next couple weeks. Make sure you keep detailed notes of all this occuring in case you do want to make a legal case in the future. Most companies just submit to ADA because people have gotten sued over the dumbest things possible.
It’s rare that they would fire you immediately after FMLA especially if it is due to a disability ( be that short term or long term ) simply due to the fact you could likely have a case that they planned to fire you. Especially if you have any types of write ups or violations before taking the FMLA.
Don’t know the business, but they can technically backfill the position while you are gone. So if they are desperate for work it would make sense to simply due that versus the liability issue of firing you. Most companies have their own LOA processes in place to avoid this as well.
It’s one of those grey areas where it is going to depend on your company’s culture. The company I work for currently mimics FMLA after FMLA is over minus the job protection. But, you’d get 24 weeks.