FOX: University of Wisconsin Considering Punishing Doctors Who Issued Sick Notes to Protesters

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/28/university-wisconsin-considering-punishing-doctors-issued-sick-notes-protesters/

Published April 28, 2011

| FoxNews.com

Some of the doctors at the University of Wisconsin who gave out sick notes to union supporters skipping work to protest face punishment ranging from written reprimands to docked pay and loss of leadership positions.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health issued a written statement saying it interviewed 22 doctors and cleared some of any involvement in the incident. University officials did not specify how many and said they would not comment.

"Personnel action will be based on the specific nature of the offense and the level of the physician's involvement," the statement said.

The doctors handed out sick notes to union supporters so they could protest on Feb. 19. against Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill calling for an end to collective bargaining for most state workers. Many were teachers who could be disciplined for missing work without a legitimate excuse.

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