as an employer, or even as a normal person, what would you think about a person if you knew she was schizo be4

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As an employer, I would request that the person provide proof of employability as a regular person, i would be polite but keep my distance.

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I would treat with caution , sever mental disorders can make folks highly unpredictable .

I guess it depends on the person and how they control their disease. If it would become an issue at work, or if it has been an issue, I wouldn't want to hire that person. The reason is not the disease, it's the attitude of the employee.

It's a medical condition and a disablement and I'm assuming that you are happy with her as an employee.

Let her know, quietly and normally (as you would for any other medical condition which might affect her work) that you are aware of her history and are taking an interest in her health. Tell her its nothing to be ashamed of. If she is receiving treatment, check from time to time that everything is OK.

You have a duty under Employment law to provide reasonable assistance to disabled workers.

I am bipolar myself & I hate to see people pass judgement on mentally ill people..that being said..someone noncompliant about taking their prescribed meds is a very unpredictable individual..I would neither employ nor associate with them unless they complied with their regimen
and as far as mental illnesses, it's never past tense.the schizophenic IS a schizophrenic not WAS..it doesn't go away.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=schizophrenia&sp=1&fr2=sp-top&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv1-frz&ei=UTF-8&SpellState=n-2155837057_q-L02nDXvEpwoQ4zgcDJKeZwABAA%40%40

The person is question is protected under ADA regulations. If the case were pre-employment or not, you could not hire/fire her based on the knowledge of her mental illness. As others have stated, a person with mental illness who is not compliant with treatment is very unpredictable however, you cannot in anyway interfere with her treatment as her employer. You cannot put a provision in place that says she must take her meds in order to work there. Also, if you have already hired her and then her condition was disclosed, you have no leg to stand on until she does something to get herself fired i.e. commit an act of violence, steal something, or any other offense that would cause anyone to get fired. You could find yourself with a heafty lawsuit. You also cannot ask her to get a note from her doctor saying she is fit for duty as you have already made that determination when you hired her. Depending on your state laws, I think you are in no position to do/think anything until something actually happens. I could go tell my employer that I used to be purple. Does that mean it is true?
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Bipolar woman w/ HR background

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