justaquestion89
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
I have a quick question on the use of sick leave.
Overview:I work for a private ambulance company as an ems provider. I have been at my present company for over a year. Per our company policy we earn 40.0 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO Time) after the first year. It is intended to cover sick, vacation, holiday or any other time that you need time off of work. I had to call in sick the other day because I was not feeling well. About 20 minutes later I received a text message from our general manager saying if I wanted to be off sick, Then I needed to find someone to replace me. (basically making it a swap because it would create overtime.) I am not the first person that they have done this too after talking to some of my coworkers trying to find out if this is a policy.
Question: If you are calling in sick, using your PTO Time. Is a company allowed to 1.) force you to find your own coverage for a sick occurrence ( it is not in their written policies. I checked). and 2.) Deny you sick leave because it makes them pay overtime to cover the shift.
Thanks for any information you can provide.
I have a quick question on the use of sick leave.
Overview:I work for a private ambulance company as an ems provider. I have been at my present company for over a year. Per our company policy we earn 40.0 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO Time) after the first year. It is intended to cover sick, vacation, holiday or any other time that you need time off of work. I had to call in sick the other day because I was not feeling well. About 20 minutes later I received a text message from our general manager saying if I wanted to be off sick, Then I needed to find someone to replace me. (basically making it a swap because it would create overtime.) I am not the first person that they have done this too after talking to some of my coworkers trying to find out if this is a policy.
Question: If you are calling in sick, using your PTO Time. Is a company allowed to 1.) force you to find your own coverage for a sick occurrence ( it is not in their written policies. I checked). and 2.) Deny you sick leave because it makes them pay overtime to cover the shift.
Thanks for any information you can provide.