Common use of Physician Statements Clause in Contracts

Physician Statements. Employees with an illness or disability exceeding three (3) days, shall be required to furnish a statement from his/her physician, notifying the County that the employee is unable to perform his/her duties, and shall be required to present a statement from his/her physician upon his return to work, indicating his/her fitness. Where sick leave is requested to care for a member of the immediate family, the Employer may require a physician’s certificate to the effect that the presence of the employee is necessary to care for the ill person. Any employee whose sick leave record evidences a pattern of excessive use of sick leave, shall be required to submit a physician’s statement verifying the nature of the employee’s illness. An employee must have a doctor’s excuse and verification of a doctor’s appointment on the sixth (6th) day and each day thereafter of sick leave used within the year.

Physician Statements. Employees with an illness or disability exceeding three (3) days, shall be required to furnish a statement from his/her physician, notifying the County that the employee is unable to perform his/her duties, and shall be required to present a statement from his/her physician upon his return to work, indicating his/her fitness. Where sick leave is requested to care for a member of the immediate family, the Employer may require a physician’s certificate to the effect that the presence of the employee is necessary to care for the ill person. Any employee whose sick leave record evidences evidence a pattern of excessive use of sick leave, leave shall be required to submit a physician’s statement verifying the nature of the employee’s illness. An employee must have a doctor’s excuse and verification of a doctor’s appointment on the sixth (6th) day and each day thereafter of sick leave used within the year. The five (5) days does not include any previously used sick days with a doctor’s excuse.