Originally Posted by biigD (Post 4033931)

WTF airline’s MEC is this???

Originally Posted by dera (Post 4033929)

The way it went with the case Im familiar with, company asked for a sick note after what they considered excessive use (4 times in a rolling 12 month period). The guy said in his state thats not a legal request, so they fired him for sick abuse.
Union grieved it, grievance obviously denied. Went to arbitration and arbitrator said that under RLA unless you can prove the company is wrong, their position is always correct, and with no sick notes he had nothing to counter. Arbitrator held the termination.

Originally Posted by fcoolaiddrinker (Post 4033935)

Interesting, sounds like the guy might have locked himself into that position by saying that in an email or recorded phone line? Either way once disciplinary action looks eminent better to just let the union take over and make an argument. You can sometimes handcuff reps with written statements and recorded phone calls.

Originally Posted by dera (Post 4033938)

Yeah this guy managed to **** off the company with his response before reps got involved.
He would have kept his job if he just went mea culpa, but he went full sovereign citizen on them and tried to be smarter than others.

Originally Posted by FangsF15 (Post 4033831)

No. Sick use over 120 hours in prior 12 rolling months requires a note on a subsequent sick call, in the next subsequent bid period (assuming you're still above 120).(until you are less than 120 hours of ‘lookback’).

Separately, the company may inquire under a “good faith basis” and may require a note, but there are exemptions and they have to tell you the reason for the inqiry. Patterns or amount of sick are not valid reasons for GFB. The company pays for all medical bills if they GFB you.

It’s much more of a annoyance than anything.

Originally Posted by Prospect (Post 4033942)

Anyone from United or know what United does? Or Allegiant, UPS, Fedex, Jet Blue, or others?

Originally Posted by Smooth at FL450 (Post 4033731)

SWA…nope. You may get a “wellness check” phone call if you have consecutive sick calls…green on green we call it.

Originally Posted by tanker (Post 4034421)

When I was at WN I got called by an Assistant Chief because Scheduling had reported that I had called out for 3 trips in a row, I informed him that the trips were all turns so I had only called out for 3 days.