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what information I need to take to H.R., to let then know that I will have my W.L.S s
what information I need to take to H.R., to let then know that I will have my W.L.S soon? Do I have to get a letter from my PCP? Or do I tell them I will have my surgery date and so forth. Ruschell Dawson Sx Date 11/10/04 @ USC Hospital. — Ruschell (posted on September 12, 2004)
September 12, 2004
Each HR dept is different. When I had my youngest, I had to have paperwork
filled out by my OBGYN and give it to my HR dept. They faxed it to the co.
that handles the short term disabilty. With the co. I am with now, I have
to call them and let them know I am going to be off, and they will mail me
the forms I will need to have my surgeon fill out. I believe all the
information from the Surgeon. HR stays out of it! Good Luck~
— M T.
September 12, 2004
I think it depends whether or not you are asking for disability. If you
are using accrued time, I don't think you have to give details. As far as
disability, they should know, that if you were approved by your medical
insurance, then it must be medically necessary and that should be enough.
I didn't care who knew, so I told my HR person exactly what the deal was.
If you do go the disability route, you will have to get a letter from your
Dr. stating that you are ready to return to work when the time comes. I
would ask though, because different states and jobs may have different
requirements.
— Fixnmyself
September 12, 2004
Contact customer service, or the HR department and ask them. You can be
very generic - ask what you need to do for a medical leave of abscence - or
what you need to be off for a surgical procedure - but you don't have to
tell them exactly what you are having done if you don't want to say. They
will let you know what, if any, paperwork has to be filled and when it is
due.
— koogy
September 13, 2004
No one in your company has to know what kind of surgery or medical leave
you are having. If you don't want them to know, and since this is
considered 'elective' surgery, if you want coverage under short term
disability, etc, you just need to state in whatever paper work is required
that you are having surgery. Your doctor will specify the duration for the
time away from work when he completes his section of the forms. At least
that's how I handled it. I didn't want there to be discussion all over the
office about what was going on or for anyone to try to specify when I could
schedule my surgery. I just said I had to have it done on a specific date.
I waited until about 2 weeks prior to surgery to even get the forms from
HR. The last thing I needed was for someone to say since it was 'elective'
that I would need to wait until business slowed down or some such thing.
— Teri D.
September 13, 2004
Every HR department is different. Just call them and ask what you need to
do to get a medical absence taken care of. I had to have a doctor's
certification of what was going to happen and my supervisor's sign-off.
Then I could not return until my doctor had signed off on my return and it
was sent to HR. Just check with your HR reps and see what your company
requires.
— Cathy S.
September 13, 2004
"elective" not even. My insurance company considered it medically
necessary as did my doctor. Now, for the plastics, definately elective and
same FMLA at work. It doesn't matter wht the surgery is ,
just that it is surgery and that your
dr says you cannot do work of any kind during the necessary recovery. I
talked to the labor board about this and my FMLA for belt lipectomy and
brachioplasy are covered just as my gastric bypass was covered. Most HR
depts are going to give you the info you need to get a leave of absence.
If you qualify for FMLA the cannot deny you a leave of absence for any
medical issue. and it is not for your employer to determine medical
necessity, that is between you and your doc. Good Luck.
— **willow**
September 14, 2004
The only thing i had to get from HR were the FMLA paperwork. My surgeon
filled this out and faxed it back to my HR department. This is all I had to
do, also I had sign a paper for FMLA. Hope this helps. If you do not feel
comfortable telling HR what kind of surgery you are having, just tell them
you are having surgery. Hope this helps.-- Holly H 8-18-03 lost 260 lbs.
— Holly H.
September 14, 2004
I would like to that everyone for their reply! <><><>
RD~~
— Ruschell
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