William Schott
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
I know Covid has caused chaos for everyone and with each state handling things in their own way it just adds to the confusion. I've been unable to find resources for employees instead of employers, and I'm just trying to find out what to do, if anything, about the issues I've noticed.
1 - My HR has made a mess of unemployment for many of our staff during the layoffs, some even being unable to claim unemployment because of it. (Incorrect dates, usernames, passwords, no letters being sent out with required information, etc.)
2- Many employees have been forced to return to work, under threat of termination, to shifts they did not work before and positions they were not in before the layoffs.
3- Most of our PTO and UTO was used up to offset the cost of the 2/3 pay they offered at the start of the layoffs, which then became unemployment, so now upon returning we have little or no time off available.
4- The steps the company is taking to safeguard against Covid is incredibly lax. They're taking temperatures at the door, but letting people in with 102 temps because they're sitting in the sun while they wait to be checked.
They aren't enforcing social distancing. They aren't enforcing proper PPE. They aren't cleaning commonly used surfaces.
And any absence accrues attendance points, even with a doctors note. Multiple days in a row will only count as 1 with a doctors note, but that first point is a guarantee, and its keeping people from going to get checked.
Is any of this illegal? Is there some government agency I should be reporting any of this to?
1 - My HR has made a mess of unemployment for many of our staff during the layoffs, some even being unable to claim unemployment because of it. (Incorrect dates, usernames, passwords, no letters being sent out with required information, etc.)
2- Many employees have been forced to return to work, under threat of termination, to shifts they did not work before and positions they were not in before the layoffs.
3- Most of our PTO and UTO was used up to offset the cost of the 2/3 pay they offered at the start of the layoffs, which then became unemployment, so now upon returning we have little or no time off available.
4- The steps the company is taking to safeguard against Covid is incredibly lax. They're taking temperatures at the door, but letting people in with 102 temps because they're sitting in the sun while they wait to be checked.
They aren't enforcing social distancing. They aren't enforcing proper PPE. They aren't cleaning commonly used surfaces.
And any absence accrues attendance points, even with a doctors note. Multiple days in a row will only count as 1 with a doctors note, but that first point is a guarantee, and its keeping people from going to get checked.
Is any of this illegal? Is there some government agency I should be reporting any of this to?