Suspended without pay for expired TB requirement?

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My employer told me on Friday that my annual TB test was going to expire this weekend and instructed me that they would suspend me without pay on Monday if I couldn't get one done over the weekend. Problem is that I had plans to take PTO for a half day on Friday to go out of town for the weekend so it was impossible for me to comply with their request. I was really upset that the HR administrator lied to my supervisor and said she notified me a month ago via text. I have absolutely no correspondences of this until the day before it expired. So can they legally do this? How much recourse do I have if any?

No, it was not impossible to comply with their request. You could have NOT gone out of town, or found somewhere to get it done.

It is not your employer's responsibility to remind you of mandatory requirements.

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This thread is a year old and the OP has probably taken care of the situation since then. Let's hope!

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Well, the year has rolled around again. OP, if you're still listening, did you remember this year?

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Well, the year has rolled around again. OP, if you're still listening, did you remember this year?

Looks like OP hasn't logged in since his/her last response last year.

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