Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that the notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ...

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story misidentified where Jan Walker works. During a recent physical, Jeff Gordon's doctor told him he may be pre-diabetic. It was a quick mention, mixed in ...

Pregnant workers often need modifications to their jobs—less lifting, for example—but asking for a doctor’s note saying so can backfire. To protect your job, don’t ask for the note too early, and make ...