What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Wisconsin
My husband and I are small business owners employing about 18 people. Recently it was brought to our attention that one of our employees started a rumor that my husband was having an affair with one of our other employees. We heard about through the employee in question after someone told her. By this time, all but about 4 of our employees had heard about it. The rumor is not true and obviously the employee in question, my husband, and I, are all quite upset. There are 2 employees who spread this rumor: the one who started it by telling a different employee outside of the work environment; and the employee she told who then spread it to others at work. We would like to discipline both of these employees by suspending them for 1 week without pay. Can we legally do this? If so, are they eligible to collect unemployment during this time period?
My husband and I are small business owners employing about 18 people. Recently it was brought to our attention that one of our employees started a rumor that my husband was having an affair with one of our other employees. We heard about through the employee in question after someone told her. By this time, all but about 4 of our employees had heard about it. The rumor is not true and obviously the employee in question, my husband, and I, are all quite upset. There are 2 employees who spread this rumor: the one who started it by telling a different employee outside of the work environment; and the employee she told who then spread it to others at work. We would like to discipline both of these employees by suspending them for 1 week without pay. Can we legally do this? If so, are they eligible to collect unemployment during this time period?