Is my employer required to give me extra time in my work day to go to my doctor appointments after an auto accident?
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Is my employer required to give me extra time in my work day to go to my doctor appointments after an auto accident?
I was in an auto accident and am now on a plan with my chiropractor to correct back and neck issues. It’s 3 times a week for 1 month, then 1 time a week for 1 month. My employer is not wanting to give me any extra time to go to the appointments, they are requiring that I must take my doctor’s appointment as my lunch break and not take an actually lunch. Is this right?
Asked on January 4, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Do you have any PTO, sick day or vacation time that you can use? Are you eligible for the FMLA? If not, then your employer does not have to give you time in your work day to go to your doctor's appointments. That is unless it has allowed other employees to do so or unless it is required under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, employment contract or the like. The fact is that most employment is "at will" which means that a company can set the terms of the workplace much as it sees fit.
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