Quote:
Originally Posted by retiredguy123
You are correct. But, private companies have more flexibility and discretion than the Federal Government. The problem in the Government is that, if you don't treat everyone the same way, you can be accused of discrimination. So, how do you require one employee to prove that their need for sick leave is valid, when there are other employees who routinely call in sick whenever they feel like getting a day or two off?
I don't know what the FMLA law requires, but Federal employees do not invoke that law to use sick leave, and the person they are caring for does not need to be a family member.
|
You seem to have transitioned from what is allowed by the OPM and what is allowed by lenient supervisors. And, we both seem to have strayed far from the topic of this thread.
__________________
Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.
Victor, NY - Randallstown, MD - Yakima, WA - Stevensville, MD - Village of Hillsborough
|