Geesey v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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24 state decisions

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1. “It has been held that an employer can reasonably expect an employee to return to work after medical leave has ended. In [Geesey ], this Court held that an employee committed willful misconduct when he did not tell his employer that he had recovered from surgery for which he had been granted medical leave. We reasoned that an employer has the right to expéct an employee ‘who is on sick leave to report back to work when cleared to do so' by his physician or at least to notify his employer of his reasons for failing to return.’ Id. at 1344 (emphasis added). This case is distinguishable from Geesey . Wolfe acknowledged that Employer had not received ‘documentation’ from Claimant’s ‘treating physician’ that she could work in any capacity. N.T. 3/23/12 at 14. More to the point, Claimant notified Employer at her deposition why she could not return to her pre-injury job. Finally, Claimant’s 'workers’ compensation ‘leave’ did not terminate until September 22, 2011, by which time she had been discharged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Paolucci v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review