Doctor Certification. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Employer to support the employee’s claim for paid leave if the employee is absent in excess of three (3) days, or if the Employer has evidence that the employee is abusing paid leave for illness or injury. Additional cost, if any, of such certification shall be paid by the Employer. The Employer may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work, where the Employer has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be harmful to either the employee or to others.
Doctor Certification. Human Resources may require certification by the employee’s health care provider of the need to use sick leave at any time it appears that an employee may be abusing sick leave privileges. The College shall consider time associated with doctors visit as regular work hours. The College shall pay the employee’s out-of-pocket cost as listed on the “Explanation of Benefits” statement for an office visit necessitated by the requirement of doctor certification. If employee’s health care provider indicates that an employee may return to duty, failure to do so upon written request could result in discipline or termination by the College in accordance with Article 25.
Doctor Certification. Human Resources may require certification by the employee’s health care provider of the need to use sick leave at any time it appears that an employee may be abusing sick leave privileges. The College shall consider time the Employee spends to obtain the certification, including time spent at the doctor’s visit as regular work hours. The College shall pay the employee’s out-of-pocket cost as listed on the “Explanation of Benefits” statement for an office visit necessitated by the requirement of doctor certification. If an employee’s health care provider indicates that an employee may return to duty, failure to do so upon written request could result in discipline or termination by the College in accordance with Article 25.
Doctor Certification. (a) If an employee is requesting sick leave for three or more days, or been diagnosed with a contagious condition the County may, at its option, require the employee to obtain a statement signed by a physician or his or her designee who has examined the employee or the employees immediate family member specifying, the need for the employees absence and an estimated duration of the absence. The employee will provide the employer this certification prior sick leave being approved or in the employees own use of sick leave, prior to returning to work. Without the certification sick leave may not be approved.
Doctor Certification. If the employee's absence extends beyond four (4) working days, the employee may be required by the Department to submit a medical certificate signed by a physician or other qualified healthcare provider stating the kind or nature of the sickness, injury, or disability that has rendered the employee unfit for duty.
Doctor Certification. The School Administration may require that an employee covered by this Agreement who has been absent more than three (3) consecutive days provide a doctor’s note.
