HR Chat: Doctor’s Note

A salaried employee has a weekly doctor appointment that you’ve allowed them to attend during business hours. However, another employee saw a social media post showing the employee at a bar during the scheduled appointment time, consuming alcoholic beverages. Before you could capture a screenshot, the post was deleted. Since the employee was expected to be at a doctor’s appointment and was not, are you within your rights to ask for a doctor’s note to verify the appointment?

Situations like this can be challenging for employers. While it’s important to respect the employee’s privacy, you also need to ensure accountability if they’re not being truthful. With guidance from myHRcounsel’s attorneys, you can be confident that you are acting within your legal rights.