Q: Probation period hire hurt his old back injury. How do I sever ties?
I had a potential new hire, agreed to pay cash for a 4 week period to test him to see what he's capable of. A couple of days before offering him permanent employment he said he hurt an old back injury while moving a washing machine at my job. He did repeatedly stated that this was an old back injury acquired years ago. If I pay his $80 for 2 days of Chiropractic which he requested, how do I sever ties w/out exposing myself to problems? We never filled out paperwork.
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This is a question that requires a substantial answer based on more facts than is provided in this post. You really need to go elsewhere to get the answers you need. You do not want to dialog about this on a public internet site. And the gravity of the exposure to you from handling this the wrong way can be crushing. You absolutely do not want to make such an important business decision like this cased on short, sound bite responses on a public internet site.
This is serious. You may well have options to avoid exposure, but you are going to have to locate and retain an employer-side employment law attorney to guide you through this. Do not go cheap here.
Good luck to you.
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You need to hire an attorney for a paid legal consultation, this kind of question will not receive an answer that you can or should rely upon from a public forum.
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