Originally Posted by
Timbo
I know I got one two weeks ago...
It had been more than our contractually allowed 15 days between my Sick call my Well call. Not 15 days of flying mind you, but 15 calandar days between sick and well. Only because I forgot to call in well until the day before my next trip.
About about 24 hours after I did call in well, I got a phone call from the ATL CPO, telling me that per the Contract, I would need to provide a Doctor's Note, since I was out sick for more than 15 days. If I had remembered about the requirement to provide a note, I could have called in well a couple days earlier and stayed below the 15 day limit.
So, all you Sicko's out there, be sure to mark your calandar the day you call in sick, then count forward 15 days, and mark that day. If you don't call in well prior to that day, you WILL get a call and you must provide a Doctor's Note. And there is a link on the DLNET page for you to print out the Sick Form they want you to have filled out by your doctor, so print it BEFORE you go see the doctor.
Timbo, I'm curious, did the company pay for you to see a doctor to get a doctor's note (downloadable) signed? And when you went to see the doctor was she able to give the company the documentation they wanted? To cut to the chase: it sounds like you didn't mean to, but incurred this requirement because you waited 15 days to call in well, and so you went to see the doc...but then when you saw her you were no longer sick. So how was the doc able to sign off on your being sick if she wasn't able to witness your condition at the time of said sickness (unless you did go see her earlier when you were sick)?
Sorry for the long winded inquiry...I'm just thinking about how this would go with my doc if I was in that situation.
GG: (calling scheduling) Fellas, sorry, I'm sick.
Scheduling: OK, (sure you are) call us when you're well.
GG: (trying to call scheduling 4 days later) [ring ring--no answer] They're swamped, poor guys. I'll call tomorrow.
GG: (10 days later) Hey, scheduling, I'm better now.
Scheduling: OK
CPO: Hey, GG, we need a doctor's note.
GG: Doc, I need a note saying I was sick.
Doc: You're not sick.
GG: Well, that makes sense because I feel good. By the way, I'm writing a check today because the full amount you charge me is being paid by my employer.