I work at a nursing home and I was supposed to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week.
I called my work Thursday letting them know I feel unwell just as a courtesy and they told me to see how I feel friday morning. Sounds good
I wake up Friday feeling like I got hit by a truck and I called my work telling them “I am calling out sick”
Scheduler: “Sick for?…”
me: “I dont feel well Im sick”
Scheduler:”well..youre also supposed to work the weekend so how is that gonna work?”
Scheduler: “Okay (my name), you need to tell me your symptoms”
me: “Im experiencing bone and muscle aches, congested/runny nose, I feel like I have a fever”
Scheduler:”Well can you just tough it out this shift?”
Scheduler:” Whats ur temp?” Me: “yesterday it was like 98.7..”
Scheduler: “Well thats not a fever.. dont say you have a fever when you dont have one”
Me: “Regardless im feeling hot and im sweating”
Scheduler:” Well im asking bc the supervisor is gonna want to know these things”
She proceeds to tell me to come to the job to get tested and I decided to go to my doctor instead.
I text the doctors note to her and the doctors note says “MY NAME cant come to work 9/13-9/16 due to a contagious condition. and needs supportive care”
Now she is telling me I need to provide her what exactly my “Contagious Condition” is. If I had a communicable disease wouldnt the CDC contact my job? I looked up my state laws but I couldnt find anything specific.
TL;DR: I provided my job a doctors note and theyre asking me to tell them what my “Contagious Condition” is AKA my diagnosis