Office LifeOct 1, 2018
Newgetrekt

HR Requires Doctor's Note for Sick Leave

Otherwise time gets deducted from PTO. This is a blockchain company of ~50 employees in the US and probably 10 abroad. Is this policy legal? What action can I and the other employees take if not (besides leaving for better opportunities)?

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getrekt OP Oct 1, 2018

Forgot to mention the company is based in Sunnyvale.

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Referral_1 Oct 1, 2018

Yes absolutely legal. Your doctor will give you a note. Just ask! (IANAL)

Tango Health WaterColor Oct 1, 2018

What if the sickness didn't require a doctor's office visit? šŸ¤”

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getrekt OP Oct 1, 2018

Like a mental health day

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Referral_1 Oct 1, 2018

Itā€™s absurd that theyā€™re asking for a sick note for a day off but why not take PTO if itā€™s just a day?

Amazon umxL37 Oct 1, 2018

> work for a company that attempts to reinvent the linked list shouldn't there be some sort of immutable record of every pathogen entering your body anyway? why haven't you disrupted doctor's notes yet?

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getrekt OP Oct 1, 2018

Definitely doesn't seem very decentralized of them.

VMware RadomUser Oct 1, 2018

Of course it is legal. They are paying you šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

Airbnb wiPn21 Oct 1, 2018

Nice try HR...

Amazon ZeffJebos Oct 2, 2018

lol

Illumina Duderin0 Oct 1, 2018

Canā€™t you put your Doctor note on the blockchain? I thought thatā€™s what it was for.

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hdgbee7 Oct 1, 2018

Is that thudertoken? Got offer from them 9 months ago but sounded like scam

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getrekt OP Oct 1, 2018

Yeah, trust me you dodged a bullet. This is the tip of the dysfunction.

Microsoft Trains Oct 1, 2018

Isnā€™t it run by Cornell professors?

Nvidia (šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ˜±šŸ¤‘) Oct 1, 2018

Are you 14 and in high school playing hookie? Weird that theyā€™re asking that!... even if itā€™s legal itā€™s still just weird and not very employee friendly

Airbnb Ghrual Oct 1, 2018

This is very common in other jobs (not tech or high professional)

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dangnabbit Oct 1, 2018

Early warning signal to gtfo as quickly as you can.