Common use of Reporting and Certification of Absences Clause in Contracts

Reporting and Certification of Absences. All absences must be reported immediately by the employee to the supervisor, unless otherwise directed by the supervisor, and reported to the Board’s attendance system. Absences for personal illness or injury for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive working days may be certified by the supervisor unless the Human Resources Department deems it necessary to ask specifically in a particular instance for certification in writing by a qualified medical or dental practitioner. For absences over three (3) consecutive working days a certificate from a qualified medical or dental practitioner may be requested. For absences exceeding one (1) month, the Board may request a medical certificate from a doctor appointed by the Board in order to continue sick leave payments. When the Board requests a doctor’s certificate from an employee related to an absence on sick leave for less than three (3) days and the employee’s physician charges for such certificate, the Board shall subsequently reimburse the employee for the cost of the doctor’s certificate.