Purpose
To protect the employee and the campus community by requiring medical certification of fitness for duty when an employee is absent from work due to a medical condition.

Scope 
This policy applies to all Green River College employees.

Definitions

Policy 
It is the policy of Green River College to require a medical provider's certification that an employee is fit to work, or fit to return to work under the following requirements:

  1. The employee has been absent due to a reported medical condition for five days or more.
  2. The employee may be suffering from an illness, disease or condition that may put him/her or the campus community at risk.
  3. At any time when Green River has reason to suspect misue of leave by an employee.

Procedure 
Under the conditions listed above, Green River will notify the employee that medical certification is required. If required, but not submitted, the employee will be asked to:

  1. Leave their workstation and return home
  2. Their return to work may be delayed until certificaion is submitted
  3. Other appropriate disciplinary action may be taken. 

Specific Authority 

Law Implemented

History of Policy or Procedure

Draft: January 24, 2003
Adopted: April 5, 2005
Revised: December 4, 2015; June 1, 2017; March 12, 2026
Reviewed by: President's Staff
Contact: Chris Casey, Labor Relations Manager, Human Resources, Ext. 6627, CCasey@greenriver.edu
President's Staff Sponsor: Staci Whitehouse, Executive Director of Human Resources, Ext. 3320, hr@greenriver.edu