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    Apr 25, 2012, 10:37 AM
    Time off without pay
    If an employee is asking for time off without pay, due to a medical condition, can the employer ask what the condition is?
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    Apr 25, 2012, 10:48 AM
    Yes, they can ask. They could require a doctor's letter stating your condition necessitates time off. You are not required by any law to answer but then they can dismiss you in most states. What is the condition?
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    Apr 25, 2012, 10:53 AM
    Don't know what the condition is because the employee stated that they did not have to give us the information because it violated the HIPPA laws. But I believe that we (as the employer) can ask why an employee needs to be off work for an extended period. They can not just say I have a medical condition, we can require them to tell us what it is, right?
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