According to law and regulations, a medical emergency is defined as a medical condition of an employee or a family member of the employee that is likely to require an employee’s prolonged absence from work and would result in a substantial loss of income because of the unavailability of paid...
Unless an employee has shown a pattern of sick leave abuse, then require written evidence of illness only in cases where an absence totals three days or more. If the leave is less, then the employee’s word should suffice — requiring documentation in unwarranted circumstances can lead to alle...
because of such condition; (2) the applicant has been and/or will be granted approved absence due to this health problem; (3) the health condition is not job related; and (4) the employee has or is expected to accumulate 40 or more hours of leave without pay due to this condition in...