Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! FMLA Notes and Accommodations, Potential Age Discrimination, Leave of Absence Procedures

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Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode goes into these questions:

1. We have an employee on FMLA who has been released back to work after surgery in about a month. Do we need to request a more current doctor's note closer to the return date or will the original note suffice? The employee is asking for an accommodation to work from home upon returning - if they were released with no restrictions and the position is not conducive to WFH, do we need to make this accommodation?
2. Our CEO is constantly talking about the next generation being the future while talking about the current leadership’s generation in a negative way. Is this considered age discrimination?
3. What are best practices when someone goes on leave of absence regarding their access to email, building keys, etc.?

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