--0000000000006e231d062b345dbd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Chuck, Thank you for sharing. I am also looping in Lisa Spiegler as she oversees the leaves of absence process. @Lisa Spiegler Do you want to follow up with Chandani for the right documentation to support her LOA request or would you like me to follow up with her? @Chuck Terlesky Happy to meet if you feel like there is more going on here that needs to be discussed. thank you, Kathryn On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 11:18=E2=80=AFAM Chuck Terlesky wrote: > Hi Kathryn, > > Please see this email from Chandani - she can not take 6 weeks off from a > physiotherapist note. Tim has asked me to loop you in so that you can let > Chandani know that she needs a medical note from a doctor. I have asked > Irin to hold off on the ROE. > > It's also my assumption that there is some malingering happening. > > Please let me know if you would like to have a call with Dennis and me. > > Regards, > Chuck > > In Alberta, a physiotherapist does not have the authority to provide a > medical leave of absence directly. Medical leaves of absence, including > those due to illness, injury, or other health-related reasons, typically > require a medical certificate which can only be issued by a physician or > nurse practitioner. According to the Alberta Employment Standards Code, > employees can take up to 16 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if they > provide a medical certificate stating the estimated duration of the leave= . > This certificate needs to come from a medical professional who is license= d > to practice medicine or a nurse practitioner, not from other healthcare > providers like physiotherapists. However, a physiotherapist can play a ro= le > in supporting this process by providing information or assessments to the > physician or nurse practitioner who would then issue the appropriate > medical documentation.[]( > https://www.alberta.ca/long-term-illness-injury-leave)[]( > https://www.alberta.ca/job-protected-leaves) > [image: Alberta.ca]Alberta.ca > Long-term illness and injury leave > > Eligible employees can take up to 16 weeks of leave due to illness, injur= y > or quarantine. > [image: Alberta.ca]Alberta.ca > Job-protected leaves > Eligible employees can take job-protected leave for various personal > matters. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Chandani Patel > Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 11:17=E2=80=AFPM > Subject: Medical Note > To: Chuck Terlesky , Dennis Fancy > > Cc: Irin Eva , Canada Payroll canadapayroll@thekey.com> > > > Hello Chuck, Dennis & Irin, > > I hope you are well, I know the last few days must have been unexpected > for you as they were for me. Due to an Injury, I have had to take the las= t > 2 days off work as sick days, I had an assessment done again today, and w= as > advised to be off work for recovery for the next 6 weeks. I am attaching > the note for your review, if I could please get my ROE submitted to