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legitimacy of a medical absence

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 4 Minutes Read January 24, 2014

Employers are wondering if they can ever require that an employee provide sick notes

“Bosses shouldn't ask sick workers for doctor’s notes: OMA”; that was the recent headline in the Toronto Star. The press release from the Ontario Media Association has prompted reactions ranging from confusion to controversy and outrage, and it has left employers wondering if they can ever require that an employee provide “sick notes”.

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