- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
I and my coworkers are hourly workers, not exempt from overtime, with no contract.
My employer has begun asking each employee every day if they have violated in any way our local or state health orders regarding COVID-19. If the answer is yes, they are sent home. The employer also requests that the employee sign a document informing them of when this took place, which amounts to confessing to a misdemeanor in the state of Colorado.
No one is required to sign the document, but they will receive unexcused absences and be subject to disciplinary action if they do not. Furthermore, this protocol has been implemented retroactively, so many of my coworkers are missing work without notice for shifts for which they were scheduled.
Is it legal to request that an employee sign this document?
Is it legal to take disciplinary action against an employee if they choose not to sign?
Is it legal in the first place for my employer to ask what we choose to do in our personal lives and determine if we can work based on those answers?
Is it legal for my employer to schedule an employee for work and then tell them to go home or not to come to work without much notice?
Thank you for your help.
My employer has begun asking each employee every day if they have violated in any way our local or state health orders regarding COVID-19. If the answer is yes, they are sent home. The employer also requests that the employee sign a document informing them of when this took place, which amounts to confessing to a misdemeanor in the state of Colorado.
No one is required to sign the document, but they will receive unexcused absences and be subject to disciplinary action if they do not. Furthermore, this protocol has been implemented retroactively, so many of my coworkers are missing work without notice for shifts for which they were scheduled.
Is it legal to request that an employee sign this document?
Is it legal to take disciplinary action against an employee if they choose not to sign?
Is it legal in the first place for my employer to ask what we choose to do in our personal lives and determine if we can work based on those answers?
Is it legal for my employer to schedule an employee for work and then tell them to go home or not to come to work without much notice?
Thank you for your help.