What to do if my boss falsified a date on my doctor’s note?
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What to do if my boss falsified a date on my doctor’s note?
My doctor gave me a note saying I cannot work more that 8 consecutive hours, and did not give me an expiration date on the note. My boss suspended me for refusing mandation, claiming that she called my doctor and he gave her an expiration date for the note over the phone. Is this legal? Can I sue her for anything? My boss is a nurse. Can she lose her license for falsifying the end date on my doctor’s note? If she does it to me, isn’t she likely to do it to residents under her care?
Asked on September 24, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
What you have written with respect to your employer falsifying a date on your treating physician's note is improper under the laws of all states in this country. I suggest that you may want to consult with a labor law attorney and/or a representative with your local department of labor about the matter you have written about to see what legal recourse you may have.
Your employer could be reprimanded by the entity that oversees her professional license in the state she does work in for what she did. As to what your employer may do to others in the future versus what she has done to you would be speculation on my part.
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