Q: If I have FMLA paperwork on file for intermittent leave can my employer ask for additional doctor notes?
My FMLA paperwork is for intermittent leave to allow for frequent doctor visits and sick time due to a chronic serious health condition. Does my employer have the right to ask me for a doctor's note every time I take FMLA leave (even if just a few hours)?
A:
It depends. Generally yes.
You should speak with an employment lawyer about your job, its duties, your position and responsibilities, the condition you have and its effects. You need to analyze the big picture and place yourself in an employer's position. Then you will know whether you are being treated equally or for lack of a better word "fairly" although that term is not a "legal" one. Nothing in law has to be fair jus legal. We need to know what you do and who you work for to even begin and that is a private discussion.
A: Your Dr. should write a letter sufficiently detailing the type of things an employer can expect in terms of your absence. You may have some ADA claim here. If you would like to reach out to me via email privately we can discuss further.
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