05/06/2026
Most doctor's notes are accepted without a second glance.
But when HR pushes back — "is this real?" — most employees freeze, because they don't know what their actual rights are.
Our founder and physician, Adam Z. Kawalek, M.D.,has been issuing physician notes for 15+ years across ERs, walk-in clinics, and telehealth. He wrote a plain-English guide for anyone who's ever felt nervous handing over a sick note.
It covers:
→ What HIPAA actually allows an employer to ask (a lot less than most people assume)
→ Why every U.S. state recognizes telehealth notes as legally equivalent to in-person ones
→ A 4-step playbook if your note gets rejected anyway
→ A copy-paste email template for HR that cites the law and demands a written response
For employees: bookmark it. For HR teams: worth a read — most rejections happen on instinct, not policy.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/d2uWHUMk
