Must employers inform staff members when/if the employer takes on someone who is volunteering as a condition of work release or bail?
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Must employers inform staff members when/if the employer takes on someone who is volunteering as a condition of work release or bail?
My employer has brought on two individuals that are volunteering as
condition of their bail. Is my employer obliged to inform it’s staff
that these individuals are present in our workplace – and if so, if
they are violent offenders?
Asked on December 22, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Maine
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, there is no such requirement; an employer need not inform its workers that someone is volunteering as a condition of work release or bail. The fact is that absent legally actionable discrimination or the violation of the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit. . That having been said, if through its negligence, etc., an employee is harmed by a co-worker, the employer may potentially be held liable.
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