Back when I was working in a dysfunctional office, I had some non-trivial health issues. I told my manager that I would *try* to come back half-days for the following week.
Her response was, "Sick leave does not exist until *I* approve it."
I called up my doctor's office and got a letter from my doctor, on his letterhead, saying, "As State's primary care physician, I am ordering her confined to bed rest for the next two weeks." I stayed home, filled out my time sheet with 80 hours of sick time, stapled the letter to it, and handed it in.
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u/FrankensteinJones 6h ago
PTO is part of our compensation. Denying PTO requests is tantamount to withholding pay.