Doctors in England will be encouraged to refer patients to the gym or job coaches rather than signing them off as “not fit ...

Yes, your employer can ask you for a doctor’s note for missing work due to illness. There is currently no law prohibiting this in Georgia. If your employer has a policy regarding sick time, then there ...

After an employee called out sick — and even had a doctor’s note to prove it — he was told by his boss that the company would no longer “accept” doctor’s notes as proof of illness. The ...

Changes to British Columbia’s employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welcome after a decade of advocacy, says Doctors of ...

Physician advocacy group Doctors Manitoba is calling on employers to get rid of sick note requirements in the workplace as a way of freeing up physicians to do less paperwork and more patient care.

Neepawa family physician Dr. Nichelle Desilets supports a provincewide campaign to eliminate the use of sick notes, with personal experiences to back up her reasons why. Desilets, president of ...

A fake doctor’s note to take a sick day falls under Washington state forgery and criminal impersonation laws, both of which are felonies.

The changes come after both the Canadian Medical Association and Doctors of BC advocated for sick note requirements to be eliminated last year.

B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes The changes come after both the Canadian Medical Association and Doctors of BC advocated for sick note requirements ...

Changes to British Columbia’s employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welcome after a decade of advocacy, says Doctors of ...