You are the HR manager for a township of 20 employees. You have gone through a number of assistants over the past few years, and you finaly hired Sarah a year apo. She has been doing a great job. Now Sarah has just informed you that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will need to leave work early for treatments for the next six weeks. All of your budget reperts are due six weeks from now. Can you deny Sarah's request? Be sure to discuss what steps you need to take as HR manager to avold legal liability in this situation.