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Employee calling in ‘sick’ doesn’t automatically trigger your FMLA obligations

04/05/2012

Some employees believe all they have to do to invoke FMLA leave protection is to call in, say they’re “sick” and wait for their employer to request medical certification. Wrong! Merely calling in sick doesn’t trigger any employer obligations under the FMLA.

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