Suncor worker fired after calling in sick during wildfires

Company claimed worker changed his story on illness, but he properly followed call-in procedure; rejected STD application not fraudulent

Many employers have disability management programs and established procedures for calling in sick that employees must follow. However, before an employee is disciplined for not following those procedures or abusing sick leave, the employer should look at how it handled the situation with the information it had.

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