unemployment compensation??

I think what may end up happening is this...
If you have a doctor's note that restricts your performance on the job, then that is fine and that is legal.
But not all jobs can accommodate all medical restrictions. If the norm is for the employee to stand for the customer, then that is the employer's right to expect that from an employee. For whatever reason, he likes the image of the employee standing while the customer is being serviced.

He's the boss and he can decide the image he wants to portray to the public. If you are unable to do that, then he has the option of transferring you to a position that will accommodate your medical needs. I am sure he'd rather not do that though. Chances are, he wants to keep a trained person in your position. And he might not have another position to move you to, unless you are moved to another location.

You are also going to have to be cooperative in this. While it is certainly your right to follow your doctor's advice, it is also your duty to give the employer what he pays you for. It sounds like it turns into a struggle, rather than 2 adult people sitting down to come to an agreement. You each have something the other wants. Work it out. You may have to change jobs or be transferred though. Be prepared to be told that your job description requires you to stand for the customer, and if you cannot do your job during the crunch times, it is their right to remove you.
 
SRC said:
She still has a job, she's just afraid she's gonna get fired for talking back to her boss .. the ethics part is because she is pregnant .. and that is a disability .. and they are treating her unfairly (no breaks, no lunch, not allowing he to sit at all) .. so if she files with the EEOC and then he fires her .. no matter if her state allows for unemployment compensation or not (like Haus's doesn't) .. she'll still be more qualified to receive "something".

You need to read her other threads concerning this same matter before jumping in ;).
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I am aware of the situation :p Ethics still have no place here. Only laws.
 
Some of my bank's tellers have chairs they sit on and some choose to stand. And did you really mean that he is physically slapping you on the butt?

You have witnesses, he is being unfair in the sense that he can't see things with an opened mind, only in his mind. He is going about emplyee relations in completely the wrong way.

Unless there's a part of this situation we're not hearing about, I agree that H.R. being called is in order. And then they will probably think it's best that you be transferred out of his dept or out of that branch.

(Although, the one and only time in my 28 year working life that I contacted an H.R. dept with a complaint, they sided with my boss and his threatening to fire me if a situation like that ever happened again.)
 
Breath said:
I think what may end up happening is this...
If you have a doctor's note that restricts your performance on the job, then that is fine and that is legal.
But not all jobs can accommodate all medical restrictions. If the norm is for the employee to stand for the customer, then that is the employer's right to expect that from an employee. For whatever reason, he likes the image of the employee standing while the customer is being serviced.

He's the boss and he can decide the image he wants to portray to the public. If you are unable to do that, then he has the option of transferring you to a position that will accommodate your medical needs. I am sure he'd rather not do that though. Chances are, he wants to keep a trained person in your position. And he might not have another position to move you to, unless you are moved to another location.

You are also going to have to be cooperative in this. While it is certainly your right to follow your doctor's advice, it is also your duty to give the employer what he pays you for. It sounds like it turns into a struggle, rather than 2 adult people sitting down to come to an agreement. You each have something the other wants. Work it out. You may have to change jobs or be transferred though. Be prepared to be told that your job description requires you to stand for the customer, and if you cannot do your job during the crunch times, it is their right to remove you.
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here's the thing though...I have NO disability that prohibits me from doing my job. I am perfectly capable of doing EVERYTHING I do sitting down and the customers cannot see whether we are sitting or standing, our counter comes almost up to my chest. The barstools we have make me exactly the same height whether I am sitting or standing.

If someone had a broken foot and could still do their job but had to sit down, I am POSITIVE that he would let them sit. This is downright discrimination I think.
 
Charmer said:
Some of my bank's tellers have chairs they sit on and some choose to stand. And did you really mean that he is physically slapping you on the butt?

You have witnesses, he is being unfair in the sense that he can't see things with an opened mind, only in his mind. He is going about emplyee relations in completely the wrong way.

Unless there's a part of this situation we're not hearing about, I agree that H.R. being called is in order. And then they will probably think it's best that you be transferred out of his dept or out of that branch.

(Although, the one and only time in my 28 year working life that I contacted an H.R. dept with a complaint, they sided with my boss and his threatening to fire me if a situation like that ever happened again.)
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he did physically slap my butt like a month ago. I wish i knew the exact date. He also slapped another coworkers butt only 2 days ago and 3 other employees witnessed this.
 
BreakfastSurreal said:
here's the thing though...I have NO disability that prohibits me from doing my job. I am perfectly capable of doing EVERYTHING I do sitting down and the customers cannot see whether we are sitting or standing, our counter comes almost up to my chest. The barstools we have make me exactly the same height whether I am sitting or standing.

If someone had a broken foot and could still do their job but had to sit down, I am POSITIVE that he would let them sit. This is downright discrimination I think.
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I see no reason why he ought not to allow you to be seated, esp considering the circumstances, since it really makes no difference from the customer's viewpoint. I have also seen numerous tellers/cashiers/reps seated attending to customers with no problem at all.

i do believe he is exercising poor judgment and managerial skills.

BreakfastSurreal said:
he did physically slap my butt like a month ago. I wish i knew the exact date. He also slapped another coworkers butt only 2 days ago and 3 other employees witnessed this.
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The butt slapping is a def no no. Again poor managerial skills.
 
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