Can one ask for medical leave with mentally disturbance as ground,Can employer ask for medical verification?

In the US, if you want job protection while you are off work, you WILL be asked for medical verification throughout the leave period. the employee pays their own medical bills. Job protection - means that you want the job held open for you to return to.

In the US, if you want job protection while you are off work, you WILL be asked for medical verification throughout the leave period. the employee pays their own medical bills. Job protection - means that you want the job held open for you to return to.

If in India never ever give mental disturbance as a reason for leave. Not only you have to produce the sickness certificate but also fitness certificate from ''Psychiatrist'' which is required for re joining. Your peers , Boss and even subordinates will make use of your reason, even after rejoining.

Unfortunately you don't say what the personal reasons are. So it's hard to judge just what the medical condition might be. And you don't say where you work. Big company? Little company? Medical leave usually comes with medical disability payments if it's a larger company with that kind of benefits. Disability payments are paid after the reason for the disability (medical condition) is verified. Need doctor's statement that you are unable to work. And for how long. For what ever reason. No employer is going to grant medical leave on employee's word alone. So yes, employer can - and will - ask for verification. You will pay for your own medical treatment - along with your medical insurance - if you have any. If you don't have insurance - you will pay for all of it. Certainly not up to your employer to pay for your medical treatment. Keep in mind this is a pretty gray area to claim mental disturbance - whatever that is. Both in proving it and in having employer wanting to keep you on after it's all sorted out. Employers don't much care about "personal problems" and might think you will do this with every personal problem you have. Many people continue to work having personal problems. You should find a way to work through your issues and still work. Without it affecting work much. Many people deal with sick people at home or deaths. Lots of things - without taking a medical leave for "mental disturbance". So you need to be sure that this is serious enough to go down that road. If you need a couple of days off - just ask for that. Use your vacation time.

Unfortunately you don't say what the personal reasons are. So it's hard to judge just what the medical condition might be. And you don't say where you work. Big company? Little company? Medical leave usually comes with medical disability payments if it's a larger company with that kind of benefits. Disability payments are paid after the reason for the disability (medical condition) is verified. Need doctor's statement that you are unable to work. And for how long. For what ever reason. No employer is going to grant medical leave on employee's word alone. So yes, employer can - and will - ask for verification. You will pay for your own medical treatment - along with your medical insurance - if you have any. If you don't have insurance - you will pay for all of it. Certainly not up to your employer to pay for your medical treatment. Keep in mind this is a pretty gray area to claim mental disturbance - whatever that is. Both in proving it and in having employer wanting to keep you on after it's all sorted out. Employers don't much care about "personal problems" and might think you will do this with every personal problem you have. Many people continue to work having personal problems. You should find a way to work through your issues and still work. Without it affecting work much. Many people deal with sick people at home or deaths. Lots of things - without taking a medical leave for "mental disturbance". So you need to be sure that this is serious enough to go down that road. If you need a couple of days off - just ask for that. Use your vacation time.