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Manager Requires Employees To Provide A Doctor’s Note Before Returning To Work After A Sick Day, But One Employee Packs Up To Go Home Instead

If you’re not feeling well, you shouldn’t go to work. If we learned anything from the pandemic, hopefully we learned that. Yet, some bosses make rules that make taking a sick day more complicated, ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Can Kentucky employers require doctor’s notes for absences? What state law says

Employers in Kentucky are largely free to set their own sick leave policies, but there are a few notable exceptions employees should be aware of. PeopleImages Getty Images As of December, 18 states ...
BND

Can your IL employer require a doctor’s note for your sick day? What the law says

Here’s what to know about Illinois state law on employer’s requiring doctor’s notes for sick time. PeopleImages Getty Images Most Illinois employees are now entitled to up to a week of paid leave ...
Medscape

When to Say No: Tips for Issuing Sick Notes in Unclear Cases

Almost every doctor has encountered this situation: A patient requests a sick note, even though, from a medical perspective, there are doubts about their inability to work. The demand for certificates ...
Ledger-Enquirer

What Georgia law says about your employer asking for a doctor’s note

You’re too sick to go to work, so you take a sick day and head to the doctor. After feeling much better the next day, you head back to work, but your boss asks for a doctor’s note. Is this even legal?
Biloxi Sun Herald

What Mississippi law says about your employer asking for a doctor’s note

You’re too sick to go to work, so you take a sick day and head to the doctor. After feeling much better the next day, you head back to work, but your boss asks for a doctor’s note. Is this even legal?