A pilot scheme aimed at helping people with health conditions back into work is to be introduced to GP practices across a ...

An NHS doctor has explained how GPs can keep patients' medical details confidential on sick or fit notes. If you're unwell and unable to work for more than seven days, including weekends and bank ...

Getting a doctor's note for work is a simple process. When you visit your physician or clinic, simply let them know that you will need a doctor's note to provide to your organization.

Kentucky is an at-will employment state and companies can require doctor’s notes for sick & medical leave. There are some protections, exemptions under FMLA.

Employers should not require employees to get doctors’ notes when they call in sick, and provinces should ban such mandates, the Canadian Medical Association says. In a new position paper set to ...

For example, more than one in five psychiatric sick notes were issued for longer than 12 weeks, compared to only 3% of notes for diseases of the respiratory system.

Patients hate having to ask for them. Doctors don't like writing them. And, increasingly, health-care providers are taking a stand against them.

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

For example, an employer can ask for a doctor’s note or other information as it relates to sick leave, workers’ compensation, wellness programs or health insurance, according to the U.S ...

The Canadian Medical Association's Joss Reimer says there are times when a visit to the doctor and a note are absolutely warranted, but not always, and not for minor illnesses.