Can my employer tell employees what medication I take?
Posted 08-19-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: No! That’s a violation of your privacy rights and your rights under the Americans with Disability Act. I suggest you talk [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.Can we fire an employee who is out on disability?
We are a non-profit organization with 14 employees. One of our employees has gone on a non-work related disability. She has been out for 4 [...]
Do we have to pay employees for orientation?
Most healthcare contract employees such as nurses receive paid orientation but hospitals are moving toward requiring them to do this online off the clock prior [...]
What can we do about an accountant who won’t turn over company checks?
Our accountant has been terminated. We discovered that for the 2 months prior to termination she put her personal PO Box on invoices and is [...]
Am I legally allowed to give out termination dates?
I am the accounting manager and HR person in our office. A lady called me and wanted to know the termination date of a former [...]
Can an employer check the authenticity of a sick note?
Posted 07-02-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: If the note is a certification submitted in support of an employee’s FMLA leave, federal regulations expressly allow employers to contact [...]
Can my employer write me up for tardiness if I have given notice prior to each event?
I am an hourly, non-contract employee. Posted 06-10-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: Even if you have a perfectly reasonable excuse, your employer is entitled to hold you [...]
My employee refuses to provide me with her Social Security Number. Can I withhold her check until she provides me with the correct info?
Posted 06-10-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: First, a disclaimer: I am not a tax lawyer! That being said, it is clear that the Internal Revenue Service requires [...]
My manager asked me to work off the clock. Do I have to report him?
Today I was asked to take home a self-evaluation, (without pay) and fill it out for “just 20 minutes”. I politely informed him that I [...]
How should exempt employees record their time?
I am an exempt employee. It is very common to work more than 50 hours a week in the company. Yet management requires us to [...]