Littler Issues Commentary: Employers in the Netherlands Cannot Assess Whether Employees Are Sick
March 05, 2026
March 05, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 5 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 4, 2026, by office managing shareholder Eric van Dam and intern Sander van Walstijn:
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Employers in the Netherlands Cannot Assess Whether Employees Are Sick
In the Netherlands, an employer cannot simply disregard an employee's sick report and instead must engage the occupational physician if there are doubts. Until the physician has expressed an opin . . .
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Employers in the Netherlands Cannot Assess Whether Employees Are Sick
In the Netherlands, an employer cannot simply disregard an employee's sick report and instead must engage the occupational physician if there are doubts. Until the physician has expressed an opin . . .