Fired for lying on Covid19 employee form. Fair or not? And what is the plan for such events?

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1. Lying to employer. It's unfortunately grounds for firing.

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I knew someone years ago who was HIV positive and whose workplace did periodic tuberculosis screenings. One of the questions on the screening asked point blank whether or not you have HIV, and my acquaintance did not want to disclose his HIV status to his place of work.* Eventually, we found a workaround by seeking advice all over the place. He could refuse to answer but instead could obtain a test for TB from his PCP and give that to the employer.

The basic rule is that you can't lie to your employer. If he had lied, it would have been grounds for dismissal if they ever found out. lying to your employer is a huge problem. Even when it seems inconsequential.


*The screener basically asks a bunch of questions, and if any of them are a yes, a person is referred for the TB antibody test.