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yjkaries
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What is the name of your state? NJ
In our handbook it states that as a benefit, we accrued 3 sick days in a cal. year. We have an employee, salaried, who has taken extra days. Our handbook states nothing about "if you take more than the allotted days you will not be paid for these days". I am HR director for my company (small company, 25 people) and this is the first time I am confronted with this. Management says not to pay him for these days and since he himself has not called but his girlfriend has called. One thing our handbook does state is that he must bring doctor's note for any absence over 3 days or more in order to work.
So, if he brings in a doctor's note do we have to pay him for the excess days? He is not hospitalized BTW. And he seems to do this every year and in the past it was overlooked. New VP has docked one other employee for overages which he understood. This employee can be problomatic so I need to know if legally there could be anything that can bite us back in the butt.
Also, We really don't know the true extent of his illness other than "feeling sick". Rumor has it that he has an alcohol dependancy but we have not seen this at work.
Please advise ASAP since I have payroll on Monday and must know. Thank you in advance...your forums are wonderful!
In our handbook it states that as a benefit, we accrued 3 sick days in a cal. year. We have an employee, salaried, who has taken extra days. Our handbook states nothing about "if you take more than the allotted days you will not be paid for these days". I am HR director for my company (small company, 25 people) and this is the first time I am confronted with this. Management says not to pay him for these days and since he himself has not called but his girlfriend has called. One thing our handbook does state is that he must bring doctor's note for any absence over 3 days or more in order to work.
So, if he brings in a doctor's note do we have to pay him for the excess days? He is not hospitalized BTW. And he seems to do this every year and in the past it was overlooked. New VP has docked one other employee for overages which he understood. This employee can be problomatic so I need to know if legally there could be anything that can bite us back in the butt.
Also, We really don't know the true extent of his illness other than "feeling sick". Rumor has it that he has an alcohol dependancy but we have not seen this at work.
Please advise ASAP since I have payroll on Monday and must know. Thank you in advance...your forums are wonderful!