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Was Attendance an Essential Job Function for AT&T Customer Service Rep?

HR Daily Advisor

An AT&T customer service representative (CSR) recently filed a lawsuit against her employer citing disability discrimination, but the employer, citing attendance as an essential job function of her position, claimed she was terminated for her frequent absences. by James D. Was the employee discriminated against?

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What Is Job Abandonment and How To Prevent It? [Practical Guide]

Analytics in HR

Job abandonment differs from absenteeism , even though they are both unplanned time off from scheduled work. Job abandonment consequences All work absences cost time and money because they interfere with daily operations. Absenteeism is when employees miss work but do come back. What is considered job abandonment?

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Employer’s Cautionary Tale: The ‘Ever-Growing’ List of Termination Rationales

HR Daily Advisor

At the time, the sheriff offered three reasons for his termination. Troy” was hired as a police officer by then-Sheriff “Aries” on August 5, 2013. Moreover, time sheets of other officers confirmed that they, too, recorded 10-hour days (i.e., He reported the incident after the emergency was resolved, in compliance with the SOP.

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Employers Can Enforce Call-Out Policies, Even for FMLA

HR Daily Advisor

Department of Labor (DOL) is clear on that, stating in a guidance that “an employee must comply with an employer’s call-in procedures unless unusual circumstances prevent the employee from doing so (in which case the employee must provide notice as soon as he or she can practicably do so).”. attendance points. Background. LLC , 725 F.3d

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The Economist's Talent Management Summit and the new rules of.

Strategic HCM

Wednesday, 10 April 2013. One of my favourite conferences is the Economists talent management summit which I spoke at last year and this blog has been supporting for three years now (see my competition to attend and blog for me at this years event). But increasingly asking for this unthinking compliance just turns people off.

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Refusal to Undergo Medical Exam Tanks Michigan Worker’s ADA Claim

HR Daily Advisor

Sam’s performance began to suffer about the same time. ” Also, the city required all employees to attend training on respect and responsibility in the workplace. Sam took medical leave again in July 2013, claiming he was experiencing stress caused by discrimination and retaliation at work.

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Employer’s Honest Belief in Employee Misconduct Justifies Termination, Even If It’s Wrong

HR Daily Advisor

He experiences severe pain in his pelvic region, thighs, and hips, sometimes for days or weeks at a time. As a result, he takes intermittent time off work when he has flare-ups. He was continuously recertified for intermittent leave until the end of his employment. He returned to work for a full shift on February 13.