Comments on: Does ADA mean employee can sleep on the job?

By: ann

ann — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:58:08 +0000

Was the employee under treatment for sleep apnea? Specifically, does he use a C-pap and was he actually using it when he went to sleep at night at prescribed?. If he was under treatment, but was not using the machine than the company was fully in the right. If he was, and was still having problems to that extent, than he should have returned to his doctor for new settings on his c-pap. I am a sleep apnea patient and the settings need to be set as your body changes to stay effective.

By: JBird

JBird — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:02:59 +0000

A broken arm and leg are not disabilities under the ADA. They are injuries that have a finite set recovery time. If you have company sponsored short term disability – fine, otherwise she is on her own.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:00:49 +0000

This guy is supposed to be training pilots. We put our lives in the hands of these pilots every time we get on a plane. For the most part, these pilots are trained by some the best people on the planet and most have prior military experience. However, it would scare me to death to know that my pilot was trained by a fellow that kept falling asleep in the lecture.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:13:46 +0000

Thank the government for the ADA and these scenarios. The ADA was good to a point, but every “victim” of any malady is trying to make their case for a disability when they don’t or won’t do their jobs. No one wants to accept responsibility for anything anymore, and the government is more than willing to permit it to happen.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:17:30 +0000

What about an employee that sleeps on her job because she takes pain killers for a neck
problem.
She gets her job done but it is a problem.

By: RJB

RJB — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:15:29 +0000

I had an employee who wanted accomadate her by purchasing a computer for her home when she broke her arm and leg on the same weekend. She was in a wheelchair because she could not use crutches. She also wanted us to deliver the mail from the post office box daily so she could do accounts receivble and payable from her home. She was only going to be off work 6-8 weeks. and we offered short term disability. When we told her no and hired a temporary employee she said she was going ot look into her rights.