Is this even legal? Refusing to sign reprimands was Re: Raw deal or not

[Guest guest]

> I refused to sign this written repremand and was immediatly suspended without

pay, pending further review of this call and my actions.

> McGee, EMT-P

>

As a former business owner I was told that employee's had the right to refuse

signing disciplinary statements and that further discipline could not be handed

out because they refused. That all you did is document the refusal with a

witness present and place it in the file.

Has this recently changed? Or was my business attorney incorrect? Or was he

just using common sense and saving me and the employees a headache?

Renny Spencer

[Guest guest]

Classic lawyer's answer -- " It depends. "

Actually, I've heard of employees being terminated for refusing to sign a

disciplinary act by claiming it is insubordination.

-Wes

Is this even legal? Refusing to sign reprimands was Re:

Raw deal or not

> I refused to sign this written repremand and was immediatly suspended without

pay, pending further review of this call and my actions.

> McGee, EMT-P

>

As a former business owner I was told that employee's had the right to refuse

signing disciplinary statements and that further discipline could not be handed

out because they refused. That all you did is document the refusal with a

witness present and place it in the file.

Has this recently changed? Or was my business attorney incorrect? Or was he just

using common sense and saving me and the employees a headache?

Renny Spencer

[Guest guest]

Classic lawyer's answer -- " It depends. "

Actually, I've heard of employees being terminated for refusing to sign a

disciplinary act by claiming it is insubordination.

-Wes

Is this even legal? Refusing to sign reprimands was Re:

Raw deal or not

> I refused to sign this written repremand and was immediatly suspended without

pay, pending further review of this call and my actions.

> McGee, EMT-P

>

As a former business owner I was told that employee's had the right to refuse

signing disciplinary statements and that further discipline could not be handed

out because they refused. That all you did is document the refusal with a

witness present and place it in the file.

Has this recently changed? Or was my business attorney incorrect? Or was he just

using common sense and saving me and the employees a headache?

Renny Spencer

[Guest guest]

Classic lawyer's answer -- " It depends. "

Actually, I've heard of employees being terminated for refusing to sign a

disciplinary act by claiming it is insubordination.

-Wes

Is this even legal? Refusing to sign reprimands was Re:

Raw deal or not

> I refused to sign this written repremand and was immediatly suspended without

pay, pending further review of this call and my actions.

> McGee, EMT-P

>

As a former business owner I was told that employee's had the right to refuse

signing disciplinary statements and that further discipline could not be handed

out because they refused. That all you did is document the refusal with a

witness present and place it in the file.

Has this recently changed? Or was my business attorney incorrect? Or was he just

using common sense and saving me and the employees a headache?

Renny Spencer