XUS,

I am so sorry to hear of your wife's health. I sure hope and pray that you and your family can beat this.

Although I don't know you, God does and my family and I will be praying for all of you!

God's Blessings!

Whale

Agreed!!!!

Just culture in mgmt is 'just cause I say so", not the contract

They only "back' they have is their own. Most of whom seem to have floated from non flying job to another non flying job.

Next time I need a sick note Im calling the COMPANY Doc. Free for me costs them

Workman's comp is also free for me. I will not be fraudulent but if my illness say : a head bump, muscle strain, food born illness from the needle in my catering, happens. When I do visit a Doc Ill be sure to check the "did this happen on the job" box. And exercise my RIGHTS

Im starting to long for the good old days of the Big O.

Always remember ... we appreciate your loyalty and hard work ... and,

"We will go on, with or without you! ... FWS" :eek:

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I think the calls to the Duty Officer asking to be taken off a trip just went WAY down, since you can't call in sick now after you've explained to said D.O. (truthfully) the real reason you need to be removed from a trip. And that reason wasn't good enough to satisfy his/her personal criteria.

Got it. No further questions, sir. Thank you for your support.

Can I get my Mom to call in and say I don't feel well enough for school... I mean, I don't fell well enough to safely exercise the rights of my ATP? That seemed to work well when I was in grade school. And if treated like a grade-schooler now, it should work well again. :rolleyes:

Personally, I think the safest route is to follow the company guidance for sick while also using the HIPPA rules regarding the release of personal medical information as a guide. If required, make sure your doctor writes a note that states very concisely. "Mr XXX was under my care on mm/dd/yyyy."

You have now provided a note and you have also ensured that your private medical information is not floating around who knows where in MEM. A HIPPA violation is serious stuff and the rules are written to protect us from ourselves and others. We should all ensure our rights and personal information is being protected at all times. If more detailed medical information is needed, then as required by HIPPA a written request can be made to the healthcare provider by an approved medical professional with a necessary need to have access to our medical records. That way we are backstopped from our personal information being released to a non-medical individual by the requesting medical professional's malpractice insurance. Loss of license is almost always the result for medical professionals that fail to follow HIPPA guidance and very few in the medical field will gamble their license in an improper Medical paperwork procedure.

First of all I am not defending the company in this witch hunt!

Second we all need to understand exactly what our rights are.

From the Health and Human Services Website:

Requests from your employer

The Privacy Rule does not prevent your supervisor, human resources worker or others from asking you for a doctor’s note or other information about your health if your employer needs the information to administer sick leave, workers’ compensation, wellness programs, or health insurance.

However, if your employer asks your health care provider directly for information about you, your provider cannot disclose the information in response without your authorization.

Covered health care providers must have your authorization to disclose this information to your employer, unless other laws require them to disclose it.

Generally, the Privacy Rule applies to disclosures made by your health care provider, not to the questions of your employer.

For further information on this topic, please refer to 45 C.F.R. §§ 160.103 and 164.512(b)(1)(v), and OCR’s Frequently Asked Questions.

Follow this link and read it for yourself:

Employers and Health Information in the Workplace

Exactly. A "note". Not specific information. And yes they can call, however, the medical professional will never (or should never) give out your information to "someone" who calls just because they say they are your employer. There is no way to verify a persons identity over the phone, nor can you confirm the person calling is who they say they are. Anyone could call a doctors office and "claim" to be your employer and get your information. They can confirm that you are under their care without giving out specific information. But even that, I'm sure would require some form of picture ID and specific method of determining that the requesting person is actually the employer with a valid reason to have this information released to them. I'm not sure how helpful this information will be, but it complies with the requirement set forth by the company and the government.