Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Just got the eblast from Dalpa regarding sick leave. When we were voting for the concessionary TA, I specifically asked if the company would cover sick leave verification doctor visits. 'Yes' was the answer. Well, another lie I guess. Turns out in almost every case, it's your dime for the medical verification forms. Nothing like having to pay for using your sick leave... that's got to be an industry first! How much will we need to give up to get back to a non bankruptcy sick leave system?
How did you come up with that spin? Verification does not equal doctor's certificate. Verification could be telling the CPO the general nature of your illness, if that's not good enough and they require a doctor's certificate it clearly states that if the company requires a doctors certificate the company pays.
2. A pilot may verify any sickness by providing to his Chief Pilot or the Chief Pilot Support Center either a doctor’s certificate or other proof of illness. At its option, the Company may require a doctor’s certificate to satisfy verification under Section 14 F. 2., 3., or 4.
5. In the event the Company requires a doctor’s certificate for verification, a pilot may submit a reimbursement claim through DBMS for any reasonable expense incurred in obtaining such verification.
Per PWA Section 14 F. 5., a pilot will be reimbursed reasonable expenses incurred when obtaining a doctor’s certificate that has been requested by his Chief Pilot. If a pilot attempts to provide adequate verification of a sick event through “other proof of illness”, and subsequently the Company requires a doctor’s certificate to verify that sick event, the Company will reimburse the pilot’s expenses incurred in obtaining the doctor’s certificate.
Expenses associated with sick leave verification may be submitted via iCrew.