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Yes an employer can terminate an employee if the employee is abusing medical leave. However, if the employee is using FMLA, then they are likely protected.
can an employer force an employee to take a leave of absence with no medical documentation?
Yes. The employer alone schedules employee work.
Yes. The employer alone schedules employee work.
no law prohibits that. Employees work as scheduled by the employer, or they leave.
Certainly. The employer can threaten anything with no laibility. Some employer ACTS are prohibited if the employer is large enough to be subject to EEO laws [15+ employees]. If an employer offers sick leave, it may set any rules it wishes about who can use that gift.
The employer will assume an employee has stolen something from the company.
The employer will assume an employee has stolen something from the company.
His or her pay for all hours worked. If the employer offers paid leave, the employer policy will say whether unused leave gets paid at separation.
This is a letter from an employer granting leave for an employee. This is so that the employee does not get into trouble for missing work.
The employer is not required by law to pay out sick pay while an employee is collecting workman's comp. It depends on the employer though. In some cases an employer may pay earned sick pay to an employee collecting workman's comp. pay as a good will gesture, especailly to an employee who has had a very serious injury and has been a long term employee who has had few or no injuries.
In general an employee has no right under employment law to be paid while on sick leave. Consequently, it is at the discretion of the employer to decide his/her own policy on sick pay and sick leave, subject to the employee's contract or terms of employment.