Employee Injury
LindaS
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I have a long-term employee who contacted us yesterday to inform us that he would not be in to work as he "tweaked" his back the night before moving some wire and that he felt it should be covered under his FMLA. Because we are in WI exacerbation of a pre-existing condition can sometimes be covered under WC PLUS he stated that he tweaked it here so I am requiring him to go to the clinic to be looked at, etc.
One of the things with this EE is that there is a long-standing mode of thought that this guy smokes marijuana (he has been seen doing it outside of work).
So anway I call the EE and inform him of the WC situation and that he must go to the walk-in to be examined and take the required drug test. He then informs me that he has just taken a vicoden and two muscle relaxers so he cannot drive and, of couse, nobody is around to drive him and nobody will be around for the remainder of the evening. I then tell him the lab opens at 7:00am and that he needs to go in "right away" in the AM.
At 10:15am I contact the hospital only to find out that he has yet to be seen so I call him and he states that he will be in "as soon as he drinks enough water" for the drug test. I remind him that he was instructed to be in immediately in the AM, to which he disagrees, and then informs me that he will be leaving in approx. 30 minutes.
At this point I do not know whether discipline is necessary or what??? Do I think he is putting the testing off, yes, but what can I do???
One of the things with this EE is that there is a long-standing mode of thought that this guy smokes marijuana (he has been seen doing it outside of work).
So anway I call the EE and inform him of the WC situation and that he must go to the walk-in to be examined and take the required drug test. He then informs me that he has just taken a vicoden and two muscle relaxers so he cannot drive and, of couse, nobody is around to drive him and nobody will be around for the remainder of the evening. I then tell him the lab opens at 7:00am and that he needs to go in "right away" in the AM.
At 10:15am I contact the hospital only to find out that he has yet to be seen so I call him and he states that he will be in "as soon as he drinks enough water" for the drug test. I remind him that he was instructed to be in immediately in the AM, to which he disagrees, and then informs me that he will be leaving in approx. 30 minutes.
At this point I do not know whether discipline is necessary or what??? Do I think he is putting the testing off, yes, but what can I do???
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best wishes.