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Category: Drug & alcohol additction

Employee Uses FMLA to Cover Drinking
Drug & alcohol additction, HR/Human Resources & Operations

Employee Uses FMLA to Cover Drinking

Question: We suspect one of our employees of using intermittent FMLA leave to cover her abuses. We see a clear … Continue reading Employee Uses FMLA to Cover Drinking

Working for an Alcoholic Boss & Expecting to Be Fired Tomorrow
Career, Coaching, Drug & alcohol additction, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Personal growth

Working for an Alcoholic Boss & Expecting to Be Fired Tomorrow

Question: I expect to be fired tomorrow. I work for a small company owned by a man and wife. They’re … Continue reading Working for an Alcoholic Boss & Expecting to Be Fired Tomorrow

Alcoholic Manager Slams into Another’s Car: Can His Employer Continue Ignoring the Situation?
Business, Drug & alcohol additction, HR/Human Resources & Operations

Alcoholic Manager Slams into Another’s Car: Can His Employer Continue Ignoring the Situation?

You’ve been ignoring the rumors that a well-respected manager you employ has an alcohol problem. Neither you nor any other … Continue reading Alcoholic Manager Slams into Another’s Car: Can His Employer Continue Ignoring the Situation?

Drunken Manager Shut Down Our Zoom Call
Business, COVID-19, Drug & alcohol additction, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, Remote work/Virtual

Drunken Manager Shut Down Our Zoom Call

Drinking Shut Down Our Zoom Call Question: We had to shut down our all-hands Zoom meeting three weeks ago when … Continue reading Drunken Manager Shut Down Our Zoom Call

Alcoholic Super-star
Drug & alcohol additction, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management

Alcoholic Super-star

Question: We couldn’t believe our luck when “Brad” started working for us. COVID had hit, and we’d had to furlough … Continue reading Alcoholic Super-star

Suspected Drug Addiction in a Top Producer
Business, Drug & alcohol additction, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision

Suspected Drug Addiction in a Top Producer

Question: Although I’m a human resources director, I’m not a company owner or principal and am lower in status than … Continue reading Suspected Drug Addiction in a Top Producer

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