I will try to keep this as short as I can.
As a patient I went to multiple docs, the second doc agreed that I should modify my duties until the MRI came back. I turned in the Dept of Labor FMLA form to my employer, they stated that I should be on light duty with no heavy lifting or driving.
At my work, an active policy exists that is for Modified Duty. My restrictions were 10lb limitation no driving, duration was not listed but a simple phone call could have resolved the situation.
The HR rep thinks I am abusing FMLA and called the Doctors office and told them that there was no light duty available for me, and that its "all or nothing". The medical assistant told me all of this after I called her and asked her what the HR rep wanted. The Dr. did not agree and they told me that nothing is going to change on the form.
After that didnt work, she then faxed them a letter stating that she needs more information from them as to flare ups, and is asking them to change the 10lb limit to 15lb, and to include driving but state a more detailed timeframe.
She has made several attempts to coerce me into either not having those restrictions listed by either intimidating me by telling me that would be nothing for me to do, or outright lying to my Dr's office about what the policy is.
She never communicated to me that she wanted to increase the weight restriction and include driving, overturning the patient/doctor decision.
Now the Dr's office is totally pissed off and may or may not correct the forms.
I believe what she is doing by the statements made to me by the medical assistant in the office that said she said its "all or nothing" is good enough alone to outright sue.
Thoughts?
As a patient I went to multiple docs, the second doc agreed that I should modify my duties until the MRI came back. I turned in the Dept of Labor FMLA form to my employer, they stated that I should be on light duty with no heavy lifting or driving.
At my work, an active policy exists that is for Modified Duty. My restrictions were 10lb limitation no driving, duration was not listed but a simple phone call could have resolved the situation.
The HR rep thinks I am abusing FMLA and called the Doctors office and told them that there was no light duty available for me, and that its "all or nothing". The medical assistant told me all of this after I called her and asked her what the HR rep wanted. The Dr. did not agree and they told me that nothing is going to change on the form.
After that didnt work, she then faxed them a letter stating that she needs more information from them as to flare ups, and is asking them to change the 10lb limit to 15lb, and to include driving but state a more detailed timeframe.
She has made several attempts to coerce me into either not having those restrictions listed by either intimidating me by telling me that would be nothing for me to do, or outright lying to my Dr's office about what the policy is.
She never communicated to me that she wanted to increase the weight restriction and include driving, overturning the patient/doctor decision.
Now the Dr's office is totally pissed off and may or may not correct the forms.
I believe what she is doing by the statements made to me by the medical assistant in the office that said she said its "all or nothing" is good enough alone to outright sue.
Thoughts?