Employees on FMLA leave are entitled to be left alone. Supervisors shouldn’t send work home with the employee or call constantly to check up. That could be considered FMLA leave interference. That doesn’t mean, however, that you can’t get in touch with the employee about important and urgent matters or enforce your broader call-in policies.
Need to contact employee out on FMLA leave? Be sure to document reason for the call
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