diff --git a/core/templates/core/absences/list.html b/core/templates/core/absences/list.html
index d5ff933..23b79e1 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/absences/list.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/absences/list.html
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ has an inline delete form. CSV export button only shows for admin.
     {% endif %}
 
     {# === Filter bar — 7 fields stacked on mobile, wrapped on desktop === #}
-    <form method="get" class="card mb-3">
+    {# Lift the filter card above the table card so the multi-checkbox    #}
+    {# Reasons dropdown can overflow downward without being clipped by    #}
+    {# the next sibling .card (the table). Requires `position: relative`  #}
+    {# for z-index to apply.                                              #}
+    <form method="get" class="card mb-3" style="position: relative; z-index: 10;">
         <div class="card-body p-2 d-flex flex-wrap gap-2 align-items-end">
             <div>
                 <label class="form-label small mb-0">Worker</label>
@@ -78,6 +82,11 @@ has an inline delete form. CSV export button only shows for admin.
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm dropdown-toggle form-select-sm" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" style="min-width: 140px; text-align: left;">
                         {% if filter_reasons %}{{ filter_reasons|length }} selected{% else %}All{% endif %}
                     </button>
+                    {# z-index: 1050 + the filter card's z-index: 10 (set on the   #}
+                    {# wrapping <form>) lifts this menu above the table card that  #}
+                    {# follows. The form-card lift is the real fix; the local      #}
+                    {# z-index here just keeps the menu above the form's own       #}
+                    {# inputs.                                                     #}
                     <ul class="dropdown-menu p-2" style="min-width: 220px; z-index: 1050;" onclick="event.stopPropagation();">
                         {% for key, label in reason_choices %}
                             <li>