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Nov 06, 2009, 01:11 AM
 Re: Hospital changes attendance policy
If you are out 3 days, your employer is obligated to inform you of your rights under the Family Medical Leave Act, as well as any similar state provisions. They may (will, most likely) require that your doctor fill out paperwork certifying that your illness is qualifying, and H1N1 IS a SERIOUS illness, so it does qualify. If you have FMLA in place, you cannot be fired under law, although you may find yourself in a LWOP status if you don't accrue vacation or comp time benefits. But at least you have legal protection.
So my advice to anyone who is either afflicted with H1N1 or any other condition requiring that they or a family member be at home for 3 or more days is to be proactive and tell your employer that you are seeking FMLA protection. Similarly, if you or an immediate family member has a chronic or ongoing but unpredictable illness (migraine, for example) ask your HR department for FMLA paperwork. Have your doctor certify it, and specify that you qualify for intermittent FML. It's the best way to cover yourself, sometimes the only way, if you or a family member has a serious illness and you are forced to take more than your allotted sick leave.
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Nov 06, 2009, 02:52 AM
Re: Hospital changes attendance policy
They told us you either get the seasonal flu shot or wear the mask. From what I am seeing, seems like most have taken the seasonal flu shot. I have seen a few wear mask, one even went on her first night to the supervisors office to get a flu shot because she stated the mask was giving her a rash. The thing that gets me is we were told that we would wear sticker, that stated we were immunized for you protection, thus for those who were given the shot. Then for those that chose they did not want it, the sticker would say, we wear a mask for your protection. In the end they did neither, they put a little silver sticker on our badge, and then put signs up in the halls that goes something like this..... We here at ____ hospital care about your protection, and you see a picture of a yellow surgical mask. it goes on to say that because of Religious beliefs or serious medical issues, everyone can not get the shot.. Why its up there, who knows. But at least where I work, most who did not take or did not want the shot, basically just did not want to be told they had to do this or else.
As for my self, I have always taken the flu shot for about ten years or so, I just think it is funny that they would turn something that they are making "us" do into kudos for them. How come they did not just write, some don’t want to take the shot, so you will see them wearing mask, if they had to write anything at all. To me would make pts concerned about what is going on with their nurse.  |
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