Late Notification

njjel

Yesterday, Tuesday,I inadvertenly discovered an employee had been out all of last week with neck pain. She just wrote an email to me (she is not at my location) advising me that the doctor wants her to go to physical therapy three mornings a week for 3 weeks and will not be able to get to work until 1:00. Even tho I received the notification late, I'm thinking I should place her on intermittent FMLA leave for the the 9 mornings she will miss. Am I on the right track?

Whatever

You're on the right track. However, what are her normal work hours. Why is she showing up at 1? What time does PT center open? Can you adjust her hours?

njjel

She needs to go to two different places for the P/T and then chiro. Then she will take her lunch. Our company is very lenient with these issues!

Whatever

Wow, is your company generous. We had a case in New York where the ee wanted to see the chiro and the physical therapist. However, under NY law, the patient can only see one or the other. The other thing is that in NY, PT centers are capable for doing everything (except maybe in pools).
And, in conclusion, I am absolutely not sure where all of this is leading. It is for a short period of time. But, in my gut, I have this weird little feeling.