Have you ever had to discipline an employee? I assume so. What about one who is  or was on leave?-- be it FMLA, You've probably been told that you need to tread lightly if/when you do. In fact I've said so here. That doesn't mean you can't discipline an employee who is on leave. In some situations you can even fire an employee who is on leave. You still have to be careful though. It's all in how--and when-- you do it. I'm sure it won't surprise you when I tell you that there's a recent court ruling  (September 29 to be exact) that is a great example for us. Let's see what we can learn from it, shall we?

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