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Wife's boss is on a power trip. Is this legal?
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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It’s legal but insane. Your wife should start looking for a new job.
I'm not sure it would be legal if they were forced to reveal medical information.
Christ are we going to be having "hippa"(sic) arguments again?
You can refuse to answer - I sure would. Or just say you have an appointment. Being asked is not illegal.
Then I assume the jerk will just deny your request.
Right, but if you're request for denied for something medically necessary unless you revealed it, you went anyway (because it's necessary), and then you got fired... That feels like it shouldn't be legal (obviously that doesn't mean that it isn't).
It's up to you to reveal it or not. It's not a "request" if it can't be denied.
People think hippa is magical medical privacy. It has fuck all to do with telling your manager anything. It only applies to medical professionals or those who may see your records as part of their job. If your manager also processes insurance claims, then it applies, otherwise it's not different than telling a neighbor.
That would be a violation, but it is perfectly m legal to ask if someone is going on generic “sick” or “medical” time off or leave. Every company I’ve ever worked for has had be declare my PTO as sick leave or discretionary time off. And the latter is what it means, it’s at the discretion of the manager to approve it.
Sure, but that assumes this manager would be happy with generic "medical stuff" as an answer...
Worst comes to worst, they could ask for a doctor's note. And doctors notes are always pretty generic and basically say "yup, they can't work." But if the manager does ask for Dr's notes, they need to apply the policy equally to all employees.
It's usually a HIPAA violation if an employer asks for specifics about a medical issue.
Source: I'm a people manager who has had to go through a bunch of trainings about these laws.
Sorry but most restaurant work doesn't come with paid time off or sick leave. You either work and get paid or don't work and don't get paid.
Correct, non sick leave is usually considered discretionary time off; meaning, it’s at the discretion of the manager to approve it.
That said, this manager sounds like a nut job. It’s legal to be a hard ass, but people don’t have to remain working for you.
I see what you're saying, but we're not talking about requesting a paid personal day. We're talking about having you're shift covered by another person, and having that denied because management doesn't like the reason you want the shift covered.