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Required doctor note information
What is actually required by law in Illinois on a doctors note requested by an
employer when time off for the visit is completely unpaid by the Employer,
FMLA, Vacation or Personal time?
Sick or Personal time is not offered by this employer only Vacation time.
1 day off unpaid, pre-scheduled 6 weeks in advance.
Doctor name?
Doctor address and phone ?
Reason for visit?
Ability to return to work?
Any reasonable accommodations necessary if applicable?
No accommodations are needed just requesting privacy rights to omit the doctors
name and address.
Asked on December 13, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
There is no legal requirement for what must be on the note, or even for a note: each employer can require whatever they want. Bear in mind that there is NO requirement to offer sick or personal leave in your state: an employer is free to not provide this, the same way your employer has not, and to simply terminate any employee who misses work for a doctor's visit (unless they used a vacation day, if they have one, or FMLA leave, if the employer is covered and the employee eligible). Since the employer does not have to let you take time off for a doctor, they are free to require whatever information or documentation they want.
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