Sick Policy

[john john]

Under HIPAA law in FMLA, the employer may ask for clarification and authentication ONLY from the healthcare provider.

OK

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

sucks that many an employee has had to pay good money to lawyer to get Tempe to follow the law. Did CCY even have an "absence management" office?

 

[rainman1706]

You are confuse I quoted FMLA law

You may want to take your on advice
I quoted FMLA law

By taking your vacation while your out sick

Definitely not mine view. The company fights FMLA at every turn


Remember the company spin is elective surgery
The company I know will challenge you at every turn
To allow the company to take your accrued vacation on FMLA was a concession in 2003 for CWA agents. Any guess WHY?

Your doctor decides if it's elective surgery or not. Your right, the company will challenge you if your paperwork is not filled out correctly. Don't know about CWA contract. All I am saying is if you have your paperwork in order for FMLA or Medical leave, it can go quite smoothly. I have helped many people with health conditions get the help they needed through FMLA and Medical leave with no problems. If you think the company is doing something wrong, contact your shop steward. If they don't know, I suggest you contact your local office of the DOL wage and hour division. They police the family medical leave act and will answer any questions you have pertaining to the act.

 

[john john]

Your doctor decides if it's elective surgery or not. Your right, the company will challenge you if your paperwork is not filled out correctly. Don't know about CWA contract. All I am saying is if you have your paperwork in order for FMLA or Medical leave, it can go quite smoothly. I have helped many people with health conditions get the help they needed through FMLA and Medical leave with no problems. If you think the company is doing something wrong, contact your shop steward. If they don't know, I suggest you contact your local office of the DOL wage and hour division. They police the family medical leave act and will answer any questions you have pertaining to the act.

The doctor fills out the WH-380-E form with specific question about medical facts and amount of leave needed. “Serious health condition” “chronic serious health condition” The Company deiced if leave is granted. Of course you can request DOL Wage and Hour Division to assign an investigator and the clock starts. The role of the shop steward is to push the grievance and if you are involved with the company I don’t need to tell you that time line on that

 

[rainman1706]

The doctor fills out the WH-380-E form with specific question about medical facts and amount of leave needed. “Serious health condition” “chronic serious health condition” The Company deiced if leave is granted. Of course you can request DOL Wage and Hour Division to assign an investigator and the clock starts. The role of the shop steward is to push the grievance and if you are involved with the company I don’t need to tell you that time line on that

Employers covered by FMLA are REQUIRED to grant leave to eligible employees.

 

[john john]

Employers covered by FMLA are REQUIRED to grant leave to eligible employees.

No bite in the law for the employees

 

[rainman1706]

No bite in the law for the employees

What do you mean?

 

[700UW]

If you follow the procedures, you get FMLA, the IAM took the company on in many cases, fought and won. The company usually violates the law when they reject, they make you jump through hoops, as they expect you not to fight it.

 

[john john]

What do you mean?

When challenging the employer when denied and the
damages you are entitled to as a result of the violation

 

[rainman1706]

If you follow the procedures, you get FMLA, the IAM took the company on in many cases, fought and won. The company usually violates the law when they reject, they make you jump through hoops, as they expect you not to fight it.

Well said and very true!

 

[john john]

If you follow the procedures, you get FMLA, the IAM took the company on in many cases, fought and won. The company usually violates the law when they reject, they make you jump through hoops, as they expect you not to fight it.

Well said and very true!

All I am saying is if you have your paperwork in order for FMLA or Medical leave, it can go quite smoothly.

You are confusing

 

[rainman1706]

You are confusing

If you knew the Family Medical Leave Act, you would understand

 

[john john]

If you knew the Family Medical Leave Act, you would understand

I Read up on the FMLA as well as the company saving money through absence management.

 

[john john]

If you knew the Family Medical Leave Act, you would understand

IF YOU really want to learn about the Family Medical Leave Act! Read it!!!!!! Then maybe you will know what your talking about. Quit quoting HIPPA law.

Under HIPAA law in FMLA, the employer may ask for clarification and authentication ONLY from the healthcare provider.

Medical Certification Process (Content and Clarification): The final rule, which is the result of significant stakeholder feedback (including a Fall 2007 meeting at the Department on medical certifications) recognizes the advent of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) and the applicability of the HIPAA privacy rule to communication between employers and employees’ health care providers. Further, in response to specific concerns raised by employees about medical privacy, the Department has added a requirement to the final rule that specifies that the employer’s representative contacting the health care provider must be a health care provider, human resource professional, a leave administrator, or a management official, but in no case may it be the employee’s direct supervisor. Further, employers may not ask health care providers for additional information beyond that required by the certification form. The final rule also improves the exchange of medical information by updating the Department’s optional Form WH-380 to create separate forms for the employee and covered family members and by allowing—but not requiring—health care providers to provide a diagnosis of the patient’s health condition as part of the certification.

I am glad I could help

 

[rainman1706]

The company FMLA administrators can contact your doctor and ask to have it schedule on your vacation or at a slow time and give you VTO

All I’m saying this is some of the tactic being used

Your not helping anybody with BS like this!