If you are working for a company that is asking you to produce a doctor\u2019s note when you are absent when you are already on an abridged calendar leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may be the victim of illegal FMLA interference.<\/p>\n
A recent federal court decision will significantly impact on companies that have an employee head count policy or paid sick leave policies that demand workers justify their absences with doctor\u2019s notes if a worker is already on intermittent leave under the FMLA.<\/p>\n
The decision centered on the finding that the defendant company\u2019s attendance policy illegally obstructed the plaintiff\u2019s use of FMLA leave, by mandating that a doctor\u2019s note must be turned in after every absence, despite the fact that the doctor had already sent in a certification stating the need for sporadic leave for up to a year.<\/p>\n
The court indicated the company demanding a doctor\u2019s note every time (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you are working for a company that is asking you to produce a doctor\u2019s note when you are absent when you are already on an abridged calendar leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may be the…<\/span><\/p>\n