Common use of Proof Required Clause in Contracts

Proof Required. The manager shall approve sick leave only after having ascertained that the absence was for an authorized reason. The manager may require the employee to submit substantiating evidence including but not limited to a physician's certificate. The request for substantiating evidence must be made either on or before the time the employee informs the department of his absence or prior to the employee's return to work. If the manager does not consider the evidence adequate, he shall disapprove the request for sick leave.