What do you do when an employee who is undergoing discipline says, “My disability made me do it”? When employees link discipline to claimed disabilities at the beginning of a performance issue or at the eleventh hour, supervisors need to know what to do and who to include in the discussions.
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The Disabled Workforce: Discipline and Accommodations
By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting
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