--000000000000cd4609062b38471a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Team, I happened to talk to Chandani anyway as she also reached out to me. She said she can provide a note from her doctor on Monday during her follow up visit. Thanks, Kathryn On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 11:29=E2=80=AFAM Kathryn Nester = wrote: > 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 le= t >> 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 leav= e. >> This certificate needs to come from a medical professional who is licens= ed >> to practice medicine or a nurse practitioner, not from other healthcare >> providers like physiotherapists. However, a physiotherapist can play a r= ole >> in supporting this process by providing information or assessments to th= e >> 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, >> injury 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 > dfancy@thekey.com> >> Cc: Irin Eva , Canada Payroll > canadapayroll@thekey.com> >> >> >> Hello Chuck, Dennis & Irin, >> >> I hope you are well,