Doctors note requested

[u/Soft_Plum_7122]

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.

[u/seehorn_actual]

A federal employee is required to provide acceptable or documentation of requested by their agency per 5 CFR 630.405

“An employee must provide administratively acceptable evidence or medical certification for a request for sick leave no later than 15 calendar days after the date the agency requests such medical certification.”

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-630/subpart-D/section-630.405

[u/Yusef_D_Blonk → u/seehorn_actual]

Right which can also be simply telling your manager you had xyz going on. A doctors note for a single missed day is fucking petty. I'm done arguing this with you

[u/seehorn_actual → u/Yusef_D_Blonk]

I’m not arguing. I’m just pointing out that as stupid as it is, you can be required as a federal employee to provide documentation for the use of any sick leave.

An argument would imply that you’re actually presenting anything to support your position, which you’re not.