2. when she complains, tell her she's not legally disabled, so you expect her as a regular worker.
3. if she hint or imply she's disabled, then you can say "apply for disability insurance", "show me the doctor's note" etc.
4. otherwise, continue giver her regular work load and expect her to finish. If she cannot, you can give her bad performance review, warning period, etc... before firing her for bad performance.
5. You probably need to consult a HR consultant instead of a lawyer. HR consultant knows the employment law, as well as best practices in this kind of situation, such as performance review, performance improvement plan etc steps before termination.
I hear you loud and clear. She works hard. I gave her raise every year. I did what I can to accommdate her and tried my best to make her happy.
But she told me her finger cannot hold a pen for 10 seconds. I need to think for myself, the office and other employees. If she cannot work, that means other employees have to work harder or we just cannot serve our customers. Also I really don't know what the consequence is, how much is my cost? If thousands every year, maybe ok, if more, i cannot afford it.
As a small business owner, we work extremely hard. more than 70 hours a week.
I wanted to switch her job so that she sits less and uses mouse less, but she refused. what else can I do? put a bed in the office so that she can lay down?
I feel bad for her, her sickness. But I am not sure if I can help much. Her sickness may or may not related to me. But her Dr. can make more money if get paid from work comp.
Yes, we don't want her to go. But I am not sure if I can afford the medical bill. That may kill me. Like I said, if thousands every year, i am fine. but more, i cannot afford. So I am very concerned about the development, what if the bill get higher and higher
我们牙科诊所有个前台，说她的手痛，是因为使用鼠标，说她肩膀痛，是椅子不对，我们已经买个两个椅子，其中一个是她自己挑的。鼠标也是买了医生推荐的。她现在就要去做理疗，我们保险公司付钱，最后还是我们付钱。最重要，现在看不到尽头，请问我们该怎么办？有没有好的律师？在马里兰。
我不能用这个理由让她走，那我能不能给她换个工作？从前台到后台？多谢了
特別如果對方是非裔，你要陷進去，有得你玩。所以等對方最終申請 Disability Insurance 再說，可能是上策。
同時，可以安排比較輕的其他工作，讓她無理由找麻煩是可以，但是不要做得太明顯，免得對方找碴。
良心說，開門作生意，這種錢是要花的，不要太摳門。
我安排她到后台去，这样不用鼠标，不用坐太久。但其实更累。有什么工作比前台更轻松？？她是非裔。所以我非常小心。她现在告诉我手不能拿笔超过10秒。那我能不能告诉她应该去申请disability?
有没有好的律师可以推荐？
没有
1. give her same work load.
2. when she complains, tell her she's not legally disabled, so you expect her as a regular worker.
3. if she hint or imply she's disabled, then you can say "apply for disability insurance", "show me the doctor's note" etc.
4. otherwise, continue giver her regular work load and expect her to finish. If she cannot, you can give her bad performance review, warning period, etc... before firing her for bad performance.
5. You probably need to consult a HR consultant instead of a lawyer. HR consultant knows the employment law, as well as best practices in this kind of situation, such as performance review, performance improvement plan etc steps before termination.
she said, she cannot hold a pen for 10 seconds, that is real sign to me, she is disabled. I probably should advise her to file for disability.
workstation. 能不能改进, 对你对她有没有reasonable accommodation? 如果没有，让他们出面建议disability? 大公司HR都有ergonomist. 这样有个中间人，防止以后你说她说的对你不利？
如果达不到要求，你在她的performance review里写明。这种工作态度的职工是所有人的灾难，老板，同事，顾客。
花点时间做记录。到review时，拿出来告诉她不能renew 了。
這裡的風向就是惡法、林黛玉..... 你們有沒有想過，這名員工其實很努力的工作，她沒有把責任推給僱主，然後找律師訛錢，而是想方式好好繼續工作，(換工作的椅子，換電腦鍵盤...)，同時尋求醫療上的幫助 (物理治療)，如果是你，發生同樣的狀況，你會這麼做，還是打種族牌，說老闆把所有的事都留給我......
樓主，你自己有保險，不論如何，最終是保險公司來處理，對方如果裝蒜，保險公司也不是吃素的，自然知道如何處理，你最多就是多付一些費用，講白了，牙醫雖然不如腦神經外科，可以拿高薪，但是你也不會缺錢。
你的想法沒有錯，可以好好與員工溝通，給她選擇，看她是願意調整工作，還是在這一段時間，減少工作時間，甚至於轉成 part time，把手養好，你的處理方式應該是，如果這種事發生在你身上，你希望應該如何處理? 你就依據這個原則去處理。
特別是，你對人家好，一般的情況，人家自然也會忠心好好工作，把員工當做家人，你不會吃虧。 當然，你也不用做爛好人，你的底線是，工作一定要有人做，如果對方真正無法勝任，那麼最終你還是需要讓對方走人。不是說，你必須要在你的小廟中養一尊大佛。然而辭退的原因是工作情況不能滿足需要....(笑薇的建議您應該仔細考慮)。總之，所有處理的過程，詳細記錄，所有的談話，盡可能留下記錄或是至少有在場的人，真要是覺得自己無法處理，找專業的 HR 公司來幫忙。 法律上，馬州的勞工法保護員工多於僱主，但是你可以找人力公司，請臨時員工來做前台，讓這人協助，如果一段時間情況還不能改善，你可以建議對方找專科醫師，考慮手術.... 如果你在醫界認識有任何專科，甚至於可以介紹給對方，手的情況，還真的可以很麻煩，老貓過去就有過類似的情況，打˙了好幾次封閉針，才控制住。
你來求助，老貓很感謝你的信任，但是有些話，必須說清楚，如果您覺得有任何冒犯，請原諒老貓的直言。
Renew contract 取决于下一次review 的结果。这样，你掌握主动。
Disability is protected against employment discrimination. This is the law.
Now you just have a sick employee, you are not required to accomodate a sick employee.
But when the sick employee becomes a disabled employee, she's a protected class under Equal Employment law.
Consult a HR consultant. Plan a few steps ahead.
I hear you loud and clear. She works hard. I gave her raise every year. I did what I can to accommdate her and tried my best to make her happy.
But she told me her finger cannot hold a pen for 10 seconds. I need to think for myself, the office and other employees. If she cannot work, that means other employees have to work harder or we just cannot serve our customers. Also I really don't know what the consequence is, how much is my cost? If thousands every year, maybe ok, if more, i cannot afford it.
As a small business owner, we work extremely hard. more than 70 hours a week.
I wanted to switch her job so that she sits less and uses mouse less, but she refused. what else can I do? put a bed in the office so that she can lay down?
I feel bad for her, her sickness. But I am not sure if I can help much. Her sickness may or may not related to me. But her Dr. can make more money if get paid from work comp.
你现在想让人走，有点卸磨杀驴的感觉。处的久了有感情，估计你也不想走performance的路，毕竟人家在这之前是个好员工。
给你举个实例吧，看看能不能参考。我们这儿有个修车行。他们有个修车工，从年轻就开始在那里干。后来病了修不了车了。车行没让他走人，让他做shuttle，还是按修车工的工资。那人很感恩，到处说雇主的好。我本来不会用这个车行，因为有点远。在脸书nextdoor 上听说后才去的。这个员工接送的我。那个service好的呀！修车行技术也好，价格也公道，很诚实，虽说门面很破。后来我就只去那儿修车了。当然我的人性让我看到的是怎么利用这个情况，修车行是纯粹的对人好。
我自己去的牙医，前台的服务态度很好。我等的时候会拉拉家常，一来二去的就熟了，每次去都觉的特亲切。她的记性也很好，几个月前聊过的事儿都会记得，关心的问我狗儿子有没有康复。所以前台很重要。看看你能不能让她做做培训新前台，greeting 之类的动嘴不动手的活儿？
小业主真的不容易。祝好运！
Yes, we don't want her to go. But I am not sure if I can afford the medical bill. That may kill me. Like I said, if thousands every year, i am fine. but more, i cannot afford. So I am very concerned about the development, what if the bill get higher and higher
不干活都会感到轻微疼痛，当手指或者手腕用力的时候会加重疼痛。病情严重的时候疼痛会使人有生不如死的感觉
以前曾经工作过的一个单位的 legal councilor 就有同样的病. 单位就给通过这些解决了问题. 唯一的缺点就是他整天在那里不停地对着计算机自言自语. 不了解的人以为他有精神病.
拿到disability benefits 的。估计不符合条件。