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Idk, seems to me that the continuation of pay was your company being nice:
The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.
Ive always compared it to trades. Like, asking a plumber to fix your light switch or something.