Can my employer expect me to sign service reports from third-party contractors that I believe to be inaccurate/distorted?
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Can my employer expect me to sign service reports from third-party contractors that I believe to be inaccurate/distorted?
As a project manager working, I am frequently required to sign off on service hours and service reports from contractors that I work with. Recently, 1 of these contractors and I got into a disagreement in which it turned out he was wrong. This isn’t always the case I might add. However, he was wrong and it wasted 3-4 hours on the job. In his service report he completely denies the situation at least in the way that I saw it. Now a short time later I am being asked by my employer to sign this anyway. Is there any legal ground for me to refuse doing so with out any repercussion?
Asked on September 28, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, there are no legal grounds to refuse to do this: if your employer requires you to sign off on these reports and you refuse, not only could you be terminated, but you could be terminated "for cause" (for ignoring or refusing your employer's instructions), which means you would not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
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