Can A Employer Force You Not To Work with a Unrelated Illness?

[dana]

My friend had this happen...

Recently doing unrelated work for a friend, fell off a roof a got a small brain bleed. Well during the scans the discovered a small tumor which by meds should be taken care of. I mean very small. Well during the two week she had to take off for brain scans and other family stuff.

Well after telling work that she will be in for work Tuesday with no notice or complaint, a full 4 days in advance, Less than a hour before work, one of the bosses call and said she needs a medical ready to work form before she can ever work again!!!!

When asked why, the boss said, if you hit your head and get injured by a already prior injury, we don't won't to be held liable!!!

As you could imagine, being ready for work with car keys in hand, now your scrambling to get in touch with a doctor who wants normally a 50 buck co pay to even get the note or form.

See, a tumor has nothing to do with a serving job and falling off the roof and getting a concussion is a normal thing that can happen to anyone!!! Not only did she lose 70 bucks, the email form that was sent has to be checked by HR all of a sudden and won't know for another 24 hours and then pay the already massive medical bills plus another 50 to see the doc as that was the agreement between the doc and her to email the form now instead of seeing her first so she could work.

So is this right? This is the state of Colorado, can a employer ask a medical form every time you hit your head? Luckily that hit on the head did discover a more serious problem, VERY early and all doc's so far should be a piece of cake to get rid of. For the bleed in the head, were talking a 15 foot fall with a bleed

So whats the story here? Is this morally just wrong or could there be some more too it as labor law wrong?

[charlot22]

labors laws have nothing to with it, the employer can require a Dr release anytime an employee is out sick, it is policy not law

[ealahweemah72]

of course her work can do this,, I find it funny that she has even questioned them asking for a medical release for her to come back to work.

she fell of a roof and hit her head so hard it made her brain bleed.. yes they are allowed to ask for a doctors note..