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Does Verizon accept an online doctor’s note?

Verizon has run a no-fault attendance plan with progressive discipline, modified by a 2011 settlement that requires disability-related absences to be considered for accommodation. Verizon's current attendance rules for union-represented workers are set in its CWA and IBEW contracts, which we did not review; Verizon publishes no attendance or doctor's-note policy.

What Verizon workers are told

Absences tracked
Historically a 'no-fault' attendance plan: the EEOC said that when an employee accumulated a set number of 'chargeable absences' Verizon placed them on a disciplinary step that could end in termination. The 2011 consent decree ($20 million) requires Verizon to revise its attendance plans to include reasonable accommodations, including excusing certain absences. Current specifics for union-represented employees are in the CWA and IBEW contracts, which we did not review.
Note required
Not found in an official document; under the settlement, disability-related absences must be considered for accommodation rather than automatically charged.
Where to submit
Verizon does not publish its call-out or leave process; we found no official document.
Paid sick time
Not published; union contracts and state law apply.
As reported by employees; not confirmed by the company · 2026-09-23
Get a doctor’s note · $29.99A licensed physician reviews your case online, same day. Your HR can verify it at sickslip.co/verify.

What a SickSlip note shows Verizon HR

The physician’s name and NPI number, the dates you are excused, a document ID, and a verification link HR can open without calling anyone. It does not include your diagnosis. Whether Verizon accepts it depends on the rule above, not on where the physician saw you: no US state law limits a sick note to in-person visits, and the federal telehealth rules are on telehealth.hhs.gov.

Your state may limit what Verizon can demand

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have a paid-sick-leave law, and most of them only let an employer ask for a note after three consecutive days. Company policy cannot override that. Check yours in the state-by-state doctor’s note law index.

Sources, read 2026-09-23

Verizon has not published its hourly attendance policy on a public page we could find. What is above comes from the sources below. If you work at Verizon and your handbook says otherwise, tell us at support@sickslip.co and we will correct this page.

The rules that sit above Verizon’s policy

  • Federal leave (FMLA). An employer may require medical certification for a serious health condition, and must give you at least 15 calendar days to return it. 29 CFR 825.305 and U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet 28G.
  • Disability (ADA). Points systems applied to disability-related absences have been challenged; medical inquiries must be job-related and consistent with business necessity. EEOC enforcement guidance.
  • State paid-sick-leave law. Twenty states and D.C. limit when any employer, Verizon included, may demand a note. Every state’s rule, with the statute.
  • Telehealth. Federal guidance treats secure messaging with a licensed provider as telehealth; no state law limits a sick note to in-person visits. telehealth.hhs.gov.

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SickSlip is not affiliated with Verizon. Employer names are used to describe their published policies. Reviewed by Adam Z. Kawalek, MD (NPI 1326223306). Facts checked 2026-09-23.

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