Employee Fainting on the Job

HRDIR

One of our employees has fainted twice in the past two weeks. One incident was reported by a co-worker who witnessed the event when the employee was returning from lunch. The second incident was reported by the supervisor during work hours. The employee did not sustain any injury in either fall. The employee insisted that they were fine the manager allowed the employee to remain at work. The employee is scheduled to see a doctor for a condition that they think is related to the fainting.

This is an office environment.

Is there any advice on issues to condider?

Hatchetman

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-30-03 AT 11:44PM (CST)[/font][p]Not really at this time.

This may not be anything or it could be something. You won't know until the emplyee tells you.

Is he going to let you know if there is a problem or not?

You may want to consider getting from his doctor a statement saying that the employee is able to perform the duties without undue hazard to himself or others (fitness for duty given the fact that he fainted twice; you say it's not office environment, so there is no immediate issue about machinery or driving, etc.). The doctor would need to know what his duties are though.

Just be prepared to deal with FMLA or sick leave, or ADA.

MarieA

May be pregnancy. It happens frequently early on.

Zanne

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-03-03 AT 02:00PM (CST)[/font][p]
I thought that only happened in soap operas! x:D



Zanne

LFernandes

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-07-03 AT 12:01PM (CST)[/font][p]It could be a medical condition or stress or just not eating right.

Have a chat with the employee and let her know that you are concerned about her. If it happens again, send her home and have her bring in a doctor's note stating that she can return to work with or without restrictions.

As the previous post mentioned, just be prepared for FMLA or ADA.

LFernandes

SDDCHR

Why does everyone assume that this is a female? As Hatchetman said, there really isn't anything that you can or should do at this time. But, you are (obviously) concerned about the ee's condition and I would ask them to advise you as to the outcome of their appointment. Once the condition is identified, you can then go from there!