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Whether a worker needs to be absent for medical reasons or when the company must reduce the workforce for a period of time, an employer may need to give a worker a leave of absence.

Although you can fire an employee at will, you cannot do so for discriminatory reasons, including race, gender, disability, and more.

As an employer, you know that not every person you hire will be a great employee. While you want everyone to succeed, there are times when you must terminate an employee. When you fire someone, you need to know that you are doing so within your legal rights and that you are not doing anything wrong. If you do something illegal, you could end up with a lawsuit.

Employers want to keep their employees and customers safe from harm and therefore, in many cases, they have requested employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. If employees cannot receive the vaccine due to health reasons, employers may then put in place COVID restrictions such as requiring the use of face masks, keeping people at a distance from each other, and more. In addition, employers may request employees to undergo COVID testing on a regular basis. But, who pays for the testing?

Business owners and managers need to know whether they can require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine and what to do about employees who refuse to comply.

While the pandemic slows and the country and state begin to return to normal operations, some companies are finding it difficult to hire enough workers. Learn more about “employment at will” and what employers can do about a lack of workers.