@juniper said in The Work Thread:
@macha "A medical emergency doesn't change our attendance requirements" is a take that is just begging to get sued
To a point.
A medical emergency can be excused, but if there is a pattern of attendance issues, even minor ones, then you're looking at a problem. ADA rules generally require that the employee be able to perform the essential functions of a position with or without accommodations. Attendance is generally viewed as one of those essential functions -- if you aren't at your job, you can't perform any of the functions for your job, unless you've been authorized to do remote work or have a flexible schedule.
If the employer determines that a set schedule for the position is an essential function of the job, then you don't really have too much choice in the matter.
This one might have come about because of a sugar crash, but if it becomes a pattern (as was suggested in the original post re: 15 minutes here and there or so), then the employer has solid grounds for disciplinary measures, and courts will almost assuredly side with them in the matter.
So. You know. Be cautious here. There's only so much the employer has to bend.