Q. "Our company provides physical therapy services to nursing homes. One of our therapists has gone out on worker's comp. The facility say things are running much smoother without her (they don't 'like her') and have asked not to have her back. We don't have a placement for her elsewhere. Can we terminate her?" - D., California
Can we fire an employee who’s out on workers’ comp leave?
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