Common use of MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED Clause in Contracts

MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED. 127 Employees must obtain medical documentation from the attending physician, when they are requesting an excused absence(s). The documentation must state that it is medically necessary to be off work and must designate the date(s) the employee is requesting to be excused and a return to work date. Medical documentation that simply states that the employee was “seen and treated” will not be accepted. 128 Medical documentation should not include a diagnosis or details of the employee’s medical condition, unless the medical excuse is for a work related injury or illness. However, it is important to provide documentation regarding any work limitations an employee may have upon return to work. 129 Documented medical appointments will be excused absences when notice is given to the employee’s supervisor by the end of the shift prior to the day of the appointment. 130 Medical excuses will not be accepted that retroactively excuse absences prior to the date the employee received medical care. If an employee cannot see a doctor on the first day due to the illness and they see a doctor on the second day, the previous sick day will be excused if acceptable documentation is provided. In these cases, the doctor must specifically identify that due to medical reasons; the employee was unable to work and missed the first day due to illness. The employee must see the doctor on their own time. 131 The intent of these guidelines is to insure the information provided the Company for excused time off is specific and necessary and is not intended to diminish an employee’s potential excessive absentee record. Consecutive regular working days of unexcused absence will be considered as a separate violation. Tardiness 132 If an employee is tardy, (reports to work within four (4) hours after the employee’s scheduled shift start time) they will be excused provided they have a reason for their tardiness acceptable to the Company and have called the CRS system as soon as possible to notify the Company that they will be tardy. An employee reporting to work after the four (4) hour tardy period will be recorded as absent. In deciding on the acceptability of such reason, the Company will not act in an arbitrary manner. 133 An employee who has an unexcused tardy two (2) times or more will receive a written warning slip from the Company. Receipt of three (3) warning slips within one (1) year will subject an employee to a three (3) day disciplinary suspension. 134 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the date of the three (3) day suspension warning will result in a five (5) day suspension. 135 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the five (5) day suspension warning will subject the employee to immediate discharge.

MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED. 127 126 Employees must obtain medical documentation from the attending physician, when they are requesting an excused absence(s). The documentation must state that it is medically necessary to be off work and must designate the date(s) the employee is requesting to be excused and a return to work date. Medical documentation that simply states that the employee was “seen and treated” will not be accepted. 128 127 Medical documentation should not include a diagnosis or details of the employee’s medical condition, unless the medical excuse is for a work related injury or illness. However, it is important to provide documentation regarding any work limitations an employee may have upon return to work. 129 128 Documented medical appointments will be excused absences when notice is given to the employee’s supervisor by the end of the shift prior to the day of the appointment. 130 129 Medical excuses will not be accepted that retroactively excuse absences prior to the date the employee received medical care. If an employee cannot see a doctor on the first day due to the illness and they see a doctor on the second day, the previous sick day will be excused if acceptable documentation is provided. In these cases, the doctor must specifically identify that due to medical reasons; , the employee was unable to work and missed the first day due to illness. The employee must see the doctor on their own time. 131 130 The intent of these guidelines is to insure the information provided the Company for excused time off is specific and necessary and is not intended to diminish an employee’s potential excessive absentee record. Consecutive regular working days of unexcused absence will machine, which an individual does not normally operate. All safety guards on machines must be considered as a separate violation. Tardiness 132 If an employee is tardy, (reports to work within four (4) hours after the employee’s scheduled shift start time) they will be excused provided they have a reason for their tardiness acceptable to the Company in place and have called the CRS system as soon as possible to notify the Company that they will be tardy. An employee reporting to work after the four (4) hour tardy period will be recorded as absent. In deciding on the acceptability of such reason, the Company will not act in an arbitrary manner. 133 An employee who has an unexcused tardy two (2) times or more will receive a written warning slip from the Company. Receipt of three (3) warning slips within one (1) year will subject an employee to a three (3) day disciplinary suspension. 134 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the date of the three (3) day suspension warning will result in a five (5) day suspension. 135 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the five (5) day suspension warning will subject the employee to immediate dischargefunctional.

MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED. 127 Employees must obtain medical documentation from the attending physician, when they are requesting an excused absence(s). The documentation must state that it is medically necessary to be off work and must designate the date(s) the employee is requesting to be excused and a return to work date. Medical documentation that simply states that the employee was “seen and treated” will not be accepted. 128 Medical documentation should not include a diagnosis or details of the employee’s medical condition, unless the medical excuse is for a work related injury or illness. However, it is important to provide documentation regarding any work limitations an employee may have upon return to work. 129 Documented medical appointments will be excused absences when notice is given to the employee’s supervisor by the end of the shift prior to the day of the appointment. 130 Medical excuses will not be accepted that retroactively excuse absences prior to the date the employee received medical care. If an employee cannot see a doctor on the first day due to the illness and they see a doctor on the second day, the previous sick day will be excused if acceptable documentation is provided. In these cases, the doctor must specifically identify that due to medical reasons; , the employee was unable to work and missed the first day due to illness. The employee must see the doctor on their own time. 131 The intent of these guidelines is to insure the information provided the Company for excused time off is specific and necessary and is not intended to diminish an employee’s potential excessive absentee record. Consecutive regular working days of unexcused absence will be considered as a separate violation. Tardiness 132 If an employee is tardy, (reports to work within four (4) hours after the employee’s scheduled shift start time) they will be excused provided they have a reason for their tardiness acceptable to the Company and have called the CRS system as soon as possible to notify the Company that they will be tardy. An employee reporting to work after the four (4) hour tardy period will be recorded as absent. In deciding on the acceptability of such reason, the Company will not act in an arbitrary manner. 133 An employee who has an unexcused tardy two (2) times or more will receive a written warning slip from the Company. Receipt of three (3) warning slips within one (1) year will subject an employee to a three (3) day disciplinary suspension. 134 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the date of the three (3) day suspension warning will result in a five (5) day suspension. 135 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the five (5) day suspension warning will subject the employee to immediate discharge.

MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED. 127 110 Employees must obtain medical documentation from the attending physician, when they are requesting an excused absence(s). The documentation must state that it is medically necessary to be off work and must designate the date(s) the employee is requesting to be excused and a return to work date. Medical documentation that simply states that the employee was “seen and treated” will not be accepted. 128 111 Medical documentation should not include a diagnosis or details of the employee’s medical condition, unless the medical excuse is for a work related injury or illness. However, it is important to provide documentation regarding any work limitations an employee may have upon return to work. 129 112 Documented medical appointments will be excused absences when notice is given to the employee’s supervisor by the end of the shift prior to the day of the appointment. 130 113 Medical excuses will not be accepted that retroactively excuse absences prior to the date the employee received medical care. If an employee cannot see a doctor on the first day due to the illness and they see a doctor on the second day, the previous sick day will be excused if acceptable documentation is provided. In these cases, the doctor must specifically identify that due to medical reasons; , the employee was unable to work and missed the first day due to illness. The employee must see the doctor on their own time. 131 114 The intent of these guidelines is to insure the information provided the Company for excused time off is specific and necessary and is not intended to diminish an employee’s potential excessive absentee record. Consecutive regular working days of unexcused absence will be considered as a separate violation. Tardiness 132 If an employee is tardy, (reports to work within four (4) hours after the employee’s scheduled shift start time) they will be excused provided they have a reason for their tardiness acceptable to the Company and have called the CRS system as soon as possible to notify the Company that they will be tardy. An employee reporting to work after the four (4) hour tardy period will be recorded as absent. In deciding on the acceptability of such reason, the Company will not act in an arbitrary manner. 133 An employee who has an unexcused tardy two (2) times or more will receive a written warning slip from the Company. Receipt of three (3) warning slips within one (1) year will subject an employee to a three (3) day disciplinary suspension. 134 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the date of the three (3) day suspension warning will result in a five (5) day suspension. 135 Receipt of three (3) warning slips within six (6) months of the five (5) day suspension warning will subject the employee to immediate discharge.