There must be something in the water. Over the past few months alone, I have reviewed a number of employers’ policies and correspondence regarding an employee’s return to work from a leave of absence. What has been surprising to me is the number of employer policies that require an employee to return from leave with “no restrictions” or “100% healed.” Consider the following requirement, which was embedded in an employer’s return to work notice at the conclusion of FMLA leave:
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