For context, I’m 21M and got mono on August 26th. I know exactly where I got it, not a mystery. I let people at work know, went to 2 walk-in clinics, and applied for a leave of absence since I will be gone more than 3 days.
To get a leave of absence approved, we have to go through a 3rd party. No big deal. I filled out the application as well as I could and uploaded all the documents I could to support my claim, which was my blood test result at the time. I also have an email from an urgent care stating my mono test was positive. After uploading those documents, the company approving LOAs texted me that they would need my primary care providers name, phone, and fax number (while I was there coincidentally). All of this information was given to them, and I uploaded the doctors note stating that I can return to work in two weeks to my claim as soon as I could.
Today, I received a call that even with all of that information given to them, it is not enough to support my short term disability claim. They need actual medical records from my primary. Not me. You know, the primary that wrote out a doctors note stating I can return to work in two weeks.
Is trying to get paid while sick really this difficult? People have been dealing with this for decades? I’ve been with the company two years and I can’t even try to get paid without having to put in my own PTO. That or jump through 17 hoops. Guess I’ll be looking for a new job while I’m on my leave.