New Dr IMO I don’t let my employees out sick for more then two days without a note. They have to have a note in order to return to work. Now if the person does not have a habit of this sort of thing I do have the authority to allow this person back on merit alone. In this case I would want a note due to the time involved. Matter a fact I would have wanted the note from day one of being notified of the long term leave. This way you get the note and there is no problem like you have now. Now it’s a big he said she said war.
MY guess is you spent the last week telling your job that you have a note, don’t worry I got one, it's coming right now boss. And now NOTHING. You know how many times a manger hears that in his life time? Who is he to know what is true and what is not. Never leave this sort of stuff in another persons hands. ALWAYS follow up and keep following up to ensure your own *** is covered. That dr is going to have a job in the morning if he gives you that note or not so you have to be the one making sure things are in order. If that means going to another dr then that’s what should have been done. Sucks I know but at least it would have been taken care of.
gl to ya bud