If you know an employee has previously been injured at work and collected a workers’ compensation settlement, you may consider transferring him for fear he’ll hurt himself again. Resist that temptation. Taking any kind of adverse employment action could be construed as discrimination based on disability or perceived disability.
Beware ADA lawsuit when firing worker who had previous workers’ comp claim
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