If you called in sick to work and your told to get a doctor’s note, can you bill your employer for it?
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If you called in sick to work and your told to get a doctor’s note, can you bill your employer for it?
Asked on November 29, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
No, you may not. Remember: an employer does not have to provide any sick leave, whether paid or unpaid--an employer can legally fire employees who call in sick to work. If an employer chooses to provide either paid sick leave or at least to allow employees to call in sick (as most employers do), it can put in place any policy it wishes in that regard--including that employees must provide doctor's notes at their own expense if they call in sick.
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