Common use of Verification of Absence Clause in Contracts

Verification of Absence. The employee’s site administrator/supervisor may require a physician’s or other verification as to an employee’s claimed reason for absence only after three (3) consecutive days of absence, except under the following circumstances: - after one or more days’ absence if an employee has received prior written notice of excessive absenteeism, or of significant work priorities or unusual staffing pressures that require employee presence at the work site. Additionally, when information comes to the attention of a supervisor that raises, in a given instance, a reasonable suspicion of misuse of leave, the supervisor may require the employee to submit documentation relevant to the suspected instance of misuse. An employee shall provide the requested verification within five (5) days of the request. If the reason(s) given for the request for leave is (are) found to be erroneous or fraudulent, the employee will be subject to discipline including dismissal.