A department's only recognition award is perfect attendance, which excludes anyone who used sick leave, FMLA, or pregnancy-related time. What should HR do with the criteria?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A trophy for never going to the doctor is a trap, not a thank-you. People who used FMLA, sick time, or pregnancy leave did what the law and their bodies required. Reward the work, not the luck of never needing a day.
Full Explanation
Attendance-only awards routinely screen out employees who used disability-related, pregnancy-related, or other protected leave, which can create discrimination and interference risk under federal law. Recognition criteria should be lawful and job-related—quality, safety, service, teamwork—rather than a perfect-presence test. Publishing sick-leave users or carving executive exceptions intensifies the inequity. Redesign is a recognition-strategy duty, not a courtesy rewrite of a plaque.