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Article: Employee's constitutional right to remain silent during investigation. (includes other labor law decisions) (Labor Law for Supervisors) (column)
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- Supervision
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- May 1, 1990
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Employee's constitutional right to remain silent during investigation
Gas fitters working for a public utility were responsible for work on the distribution lines, service lines and meters, as well as work on appliances within customers' homes. Their workday was spent in the field, away from direct and continuous supervision. Because of the unsupervised nature of their work, the utility had a policy requiring employees to be either at an assigned work location or in direct route between work locations. Any deviation was cause for discipline, up to and including discharge.
A gas supervisor received a phone call from the police department asking about an ...