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So chapped I did some research. This FAA POLICY IS NOT referenced in the grievance submitted by 27Nov13 from ALPA to CAP Bowman, VP FedEx Flight Ops

From:
FAA Order 8900.1 CHG 320 dtd 12Dec13
Volume 3 General Technical Administration, Chapter 25 Operational Control for Air Carriers. 8900.1 Vol. 3, Ch 25, Sec 1

3-1931 CREW MEDICAL QUALIFICATION AND PROCEDURES DURING TEMPORARY MEDICAL DEFICIENCY.

A. Responsibility of Certificate Holders and Flightcrew Members. Title 14 CFR part 61, § 61.53 and 14 CFR part 63, § 63.19 preclude required flightcrew members from flight duty while they have a known medical or physical deficiency.

These sections rely solely on the ability of flightcrew members to honestly determine their medical fitness. It is incumbent on individual airmen to be certain that they have no illness or physical impairment that would affect their medical fitness for flight. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) believes that air carrier operators (certificate holders) should share the responsibility for verifying flightcrew members’ medical fitness for flight duty. However, it is not always easy for certificate holders to determine the extent of a crewmember’s medical fitness. In order to maintain the highest level of safety, required flightcrew members must not fly under conditions that would make them unable to meet the requirements for their current medical certificate. This decision should not be influenced by fear of company reprisals.

B. POI Responsibility. POIs should encourage their assigned air carriers to have established sick leave policies and procedures, especially those concerning the release of flightcrew members from duty when they develop sudden temporary illnesses such as colds, flu, or fevers. These policies and procedures should not discourage flightcrew members from taking sick leave when they are ill.

From my "sea lawyer" perspective it is clear that the company is in violation of current FAA policy.