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But can the doctor simply state that \u201cThis leave is medically justified\u201d or must he provide details of the illness?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean Denis Boucher<\/strong> discusses this question in light of a recent decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal in <em>Marchessault et Centre de la petite enfance Les Petits Adultes<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/hzn93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 QCTAT 1632<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190604_AbsenceMedicale_EN.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to read more (PDF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An employee taking a sick leave is usually required to justify his absence with a medical certificate. But can the doctor simply state that \u201cThis leave is medically justified\u201d or must he provide details of the illness? 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