Do I an employee have any civil rights or do they all go to the employer?

Question

I had a cop tell me since I have a seizure disorder I have to take my medicine to me to work, so that my employer will be able to give my medication. Do I have any say so if I take my medication to work or not. Plus the fact would you want someone give you medication durning a seizure. In most cases you can't swallow it. He also told me that its full proof that if you take you medicine that you never have a seizure. what is a doctor. It is a shame they can what can be done they can even stipt seach you and get by with it for medical reasons. What you guys think of this and what can we do to protect ourselves agaist our government? How can we change our laws with this with the government? any thoughts?

Answer 1

1) Cops are not lawyers and cannot give legal advice.

2) Cops are not doctors and cannot give medical advice.

3) It's up to you if you want to take your medication or not.

4) It's up to your employer to decide if your unmedicated self is too much of a risk for them to take.

5) Strip-searching for medical reasons? Huh?

6) What "laws" are you talking about? And what "government"? I know of no place on earth where cops also hold both medical and legal degrees.

7) Civil rights? Huh?

It looks like your employer has made it clear that if you want to keep your job, they will need to keep a pill or two on hand. If you don't want to do this, you have every right to refuse. It's up to you.

Why would you not want to take your medication?

Answer 2

I am confused a bit with the chronology of your story. I can hardly imagine a scenario where you and a cop and an employer would be having this discussion unless something happened at work?
I do believe that your employer is showing some sort of concern for you and must value you as an employee with skills he wants. Otherwise your employer could simply fire you. Employers need no reason to fire you.
In the US, you may choose to not take your medication. Diabetics, epileptics and bi-polar types frequently decide to try to go it without the medication. Most of the time they end up having serious consequences, sometimes medical, sometimes, legal, sometimes both. You are free to not take your medication but you may have to decide that you will take the consequences.

I sat next to someone who had a seizure on a bus and he ended up breaking a bone in my face when his foot randomly struck out. I feel sorry for the person but nevertheless he had to pay considerably for medical bills.

I have a diabetic niece who fainted and wrecked her truck. She was still held personally responsible.

Answer 3

Civil Rights???? What has this question got to do with Civil Rights. If your employer agrees with what you were told to do you should gratefully accept the advice. Your employer hired you to work not to become a medical provider to attend to your medical needs or requirements. Be grateful you have a job as I knew employers that would not hire a person because of seizure disorders, and it was their legal right to do so rather then put the individual in harms way.

Answer 4

Why wouldn't you want to have your medication with you at work? What if you have a seizure and no one at work knows what is going on, you harm someone else, or damage the work property?

You can't get fired for having an illness, but it is your and your employers best interests to be aware of the situation and how to help should something happen.

Perhaps I'm missing something in your unpunctuated ramble, but what is the problem with this? It isn't invading your rights, it is protecting you, everyone you work with, and your employer.

Answer 5

In the United States?

Answer 6

Your employer is just trying to cover his butt. If you have a seizure and hurt yourself or someone else at work, you or they can sue him. It's not right, but that's the way the laws work. If you really want your employer to let you live your life the way you want, get the laws changed so that employers are not responsible for employees who do not take their medications. I'm sure he would no longer care.

You can thank the trial lawyers/ambulance chasers for the loss of your right to do with your body as you wish.

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Answer 7

Common sense on your part would dictate you should take your medication.

Legitimate concern for your safety at work would dictate that your employer should have access to medication to give you in the event of a seizure.

Answer 8

you have the liberty of speech, and precise of assembly, for particular. in spite of the undeniable fact that it does not give up an corporation from terminating your employment if what you're doing isn't in the superb interest of his enterprise and is meddling with your paintings or coming up such a disturbance that it outcomes others around the workplace. If what you're at the instant doing offends you, discover yet another activity.

Answer 9

well you would be protecting yourself and your employer if you agree to let someone if not one person on the job know how much medication to give you if you have a seizure . i see no problem with that it's in your best interest

Answer 10

Sounds like they're just concerned for you safety, dear (as well as "covering his butt"). It makes sense to me, though your story is a little confusing.