Legal Question in Employment Law in California
If an employee has a mental health counseling appointment once a week and has to leave 20 minutes early, can an employer demand that they make up the 20 minutes somewhere else in the work week? I work in California for a Texas based college.
Asked on 2/29/12, 11:56 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Kirschbaum
Law Offices of Michael R. Kirschbaum
It sounds like a reasonable request to me. A reasonable accommodation to allow an employee to leave work early for a doctor's appointment does not mean the employee is entitled to work less hours and their co-workers.
Answered on 2/29/12, 12:13 pm