Sick Leave Verification. A. Management will require medical certification of the attending physician or practitioner of absence due to non-FMLA/OFLA covered illness or injury under the following conditions: i) sick leave time exceeds one (1) regular workweek and the illness or injury prevents the employee from working; ii) the employee has exhausted all sick leave; iii) whenever the supervisor can articulate reasonable cause to believe that a misuse or abuse of sick leave has occurred, including questionable usage, questionable patterns of usage or calling in sick on a previously denied day off, provided the employee has been previously notified by a supervisor, due to such concerns, future verification may be required. Employees notified of such reasonable cause may be required to furnish certification as referenced above for each use of sick leave for a period not to exceed six (6) months following the notice; B. Should an employee be required by the employer to obtain a medical certification, the employer shall bear the expense of such certification not covered by the employee’s health insurance.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
