Medical experts usually say the average person can live for 4 to 6 weeks without food. The amount of time someone can go without water is much shorter, roughly a week (or less).
Your employer can force you to take leave at a particular time as long as they give you at least two weeks' notice. However, it is common for employer and employee to come to an agreement about the timing of annual leave. If you put in a request for leave, your employer has to have a good reason to refuse it.
Employerâs Role. Your former employer must notify the plan administrator of its insurance provider that your employment has been terminated. The employer has 30 days to provide this notice. The plan administrator then has 14 days to give you an election notice, informing you of your right to continue benefits. If your employer administers its own health care plan, it has 44 days from the day you lose your job to give you an election notice.