Is this discriminatory or illegal?

[tomnationwide]

OP, here's your legally-sound (in the US, Canada and the UK) answer.

Since you already know she's disabled, you legally don't need a doctor's note from her to attest to this. If you'd feel more comfortable with a doctor's note, you may legally ask her for one, however, you're still legally required to recognize her disability as such while you await the arrival of said doctor's note. Regarding the accommodation issue, you are required to accommodate this employee's disability (even before she brings you a doctor's note), unless you can prove that such accommodation will impose a financial hardship (i.e., loss of income) on your firm.

Hope this helps!!!

This is exactly what I need tyvm!

 

[Zigner]

This is exactly what I need tyvm!

That's exactly what you got earlier donkey.

 

[justalayman]

and in the OP we have a perfect example of why debt collectors get such a bad rep. I happen to know a few collectors personally and if they were made to act in such a disrespectful manner, they would surely refuse to work at such a poor example of a CA.

Your collectors should not have to play games. They have a job and that is to contact the debtors and attempt to persuade them to pay their bills. If it takes this to get your collectors to do their jobs, you need to find some professional collectors because apparently you don't have any working for you now.

Personally, I don't have lupus nor RA but I would have told you to go to hell before becoming your jack in the box toy popping up every time I had a contact. This activity takes their mind off of their actual work while trying to appease some weeny manager that likes power trips.

I think you need to provide a more professional atmosphere at the office. This sounds like one of those damn group sales pitch things where they ring a bell every time there is a sale. It's psych hype and if it takes that to get your people moving, you aren't doing your job as a leader.

 

[eerelations]

This is exactly what I need tyvm!

I suspect you don't quite understand - while you may request a doctor's note, you are still required to accommodate your employee's disability even though you don't have a doctor's note.

(And yes, you were told all this before I told you.)

 

[cbg]

And you haven't answered my questions. So I'll rephrase slightly.

1.) Is there a valid business reason why she has to stand up?

2.) Will the business be harmed if she does not stand up?

3.) If your answer to the first two questions is yes, are you prepared to go into a court of law and defend those answers? If the answer is no, why the hell are you here?