if a person cannot work for medical reasons the person is considered disabled temporarily or permanent. documentation is usually provided to the person's employer stating that this person is unable to work but the employer (or anyone else for that matter) does not need to know the specific reason(s). that is privileged information between the person and his/her medical provider.
when someone can't work due to sickness are they given an order or form? . so a member of my family claims that they can't work due to medical reasons. whenever asked every couple of weeks or months there's a new or different reason. if a doctor really orders them to not work will they write some type of letter or form and provide this to the patient? is there any way to verify their claims of being prohibited from working by a physician?