If an employee violates the policies contained in the employee manual is the employer permitted to penalize them?
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If an employee violates the policies contained in the employee manual is the employer permitted to penalize them?
Can the employee by forced to take 3 days off with no pay?
Asked on March 21, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
Hong Shen / Roberts Law Group
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It is totally up to the company's policy. Normally it would be specified in the manual that upon violation of company policies an employee would get a warning, a suspension, or termination. Three day suspension without pay may be within the company's policy to penalize a violator.
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