-Look for obvious abuse patterns, such as the “Monday/Friday syndrome.
You are entitled to ask for recertification of a claimed medical problem if “the employer receives information that casts doubt on the stated reason for the leave,” say the regulations. A Monday/Friday absence pattern is considered evidence to cast that doubt, and you can bring it to the certifying doctor’s attention. Send the doctor a calendar with X’s on it, says one expert—that makes the pattern very obvious.
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