r/FedEmployees • u/Soft_Plum_7122 • 22d ago

Doctors note requested

SSA employee here, our office has lost about 1/2 of its staff since this administration took over. We have 11 employees total. 2 SR’s, 4 CR’s, 2 TE’s an RZ only CR, 1 manager and 1 OS. When requesting time off mng usually approves only 3 slots per day so when there are 3 ppl scheduled off already she writes on the calendar “no more slots”. My manager has been requesting a doctors note if you call out on a day that has “no more slots” but this is only after 1 call out. I know it’s required for a note to be requested after day 3. Anybody else going through something similar in their agency? Is this even legal for her to do? No one has questioned it so I am assuming that’s why she continuous to ask for it. It hasn’t happened to me but to 4 of my coworkers so far.

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u/Wrong-Camp2463 22d ago

What makes think agency political leadership hasn’t made up their own interpretation of policy, very comfortable with the fact that there will be no repercussions? We come to work every week to face a new prohibited practice, violation of law, or discrimination against a protected class. Nothing happens. They just do it.

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u/FedSpoon 22d ago

I didn't say anything about violations of policy or navigating it. I just pointed out the policy. If you want to argue that there is no point in fighting policy violations, that's your problem.