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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please clarify: The OP wants to use his sick time for his child's doctor's appointment? Wouldn't vacation/personal time be more appropriate?[/quote]

No, legally you are able to use your sick time for immediate family members.[/quote]

This is not really true.  In some states you can use a limited number of days for this.  The employer is sort of messing up but there’s some basi do what they are saying.  Here’s the issues:
1) does your policy allow you to fake sick leave for children’s illness?  If so, follow the rules in that policy.
2) do you work in a state like DC that allows you to take a certain number of days for family sick leave?  If so, provide enough info that they know it is covered by the law (which is DC is the ASSLA.)
3) is the illness FMLA covered (maybe).  If so, the employer is entitled to track is against your 12 week entitlement (16 in DC).  Taking one day is not worth tracking for most employers but if their HR delarent is very rigid, I can see them just asking as a matter of course.  You can say it a not a serious health condition in which case it won’t be FMLA protected.  If you want the FMLA protection you need to give sufficient medical facts to establish it’s a serious health condition (you can look that definition up easily online).  
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