Although the employee, who suffered from depression, exceeded the amount of intermittent leave periods estimated by his physician on his medical certification, “an estimate is just that,” the appeals court noted, and the employer had other options at its disposal, other than discharge, if it required validation that he was in fact incapacitated on the days in question (Hansen v Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC, August 18, 2014, Tinder, J). [read post]