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(1) In general. The employer may require the employee to provide certification to the employer that:
(a) the employee or the employee's family or household member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and
(b) the leave is for one of the purposes enumerated in subsection 9-3202(1).
The employee shall provide such certification to the employer within forty-five (45) days after the employer requests certification.
(2) Contents. An employee may satisfy the certification requirement of subsection (1) by providing to the employer a sworn statement of the employee along with at least one of the following described documents which corroborate the employee's certification:
(a) documentation from an employee, agent, or volunteer of a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, or a medical or other professional from whom the employee or the employee's family or household member has sought assistance in addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking or the effects of the violence; or
(b) a police or court record; or
(c) other corroborating evidence.
All information provided to the employer pursuant to the terms of this Chapter, including a statement of the employee or any other documentation, record, or corroborating evidence, and the fact that the employee has requested or obtained leave pursuant to this Chapter, shall be retained in the strictest confidence by the employer, except to the extent that disclosure is:
(1) requested or consented to in writing by the employee; or
(2) otherwise required by applicable federal, state or local law.
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