FMLA Intermittent Lv Absence Verification

Jeff Brown

Can an employer require proof that an absence was due to previously certified FMLA intermittent leave? eg. doctor's excuse, statement from employee

LindaS

If you have an employee for whom FMLA has been previously approved for intermittment leave, you cannot require a doctor's slip for each absence. You can, however, require periodic updates to the certification (typically that is done on an annual basis for a long-term chronic condition). As far as a statement from the employee, all the employee needs to tell you is that the absence is for FMLA, once the approval has been completed.