Taking a stand in the workplace are employees as lawsuits keep popping up, protecting their rights. As stated in most employment agreements, sick leave is a must and while not everyone can claim it, those folks with a doctor’s note of some sort and a “real” injury have first dibs. However, how much information does an employer need to give their two thumbs up?

Fearing fake illnesses and with our economy falling fast, employers are weary of paying for sick leave. There is no room for the fakers. Still, the law is in question regarding how much an employer is permitted to know about their injured employee. And this is precisely why lawsuits regarding sick leave are rising high. Recently, a suit against the retail chain Dillard’s Inc. has received publicity as the law comes into question.

“In the Dillard’s case,” The National Law Journal reports, “the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that one California store required employees to reveal the specific nature of their illness in order to deem sick leave as an excused absence.”

This policy, argues the EEOC, violates the Americans With Disability Act. Therefore, policies are about to change once they start entering the courtroom. Does an employer have the right for details or not? It’s a question that remains to be answered.

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