Chicken Boss Doesn't come close

[At The End of My Rope]

Sorry was not on much yesterday! but with being home recovery from RAI then around 10am my chicken head boss calls to tell me he will not allow me to come back next week to work and said people had noticed  a change in me and that I made a few errors the week before. We talked for about 30 minutes and then I asked for it in writing because I doctor release says I can go back on Monday and he said yes it does not but not a 100%..and said if you think everyone in that office works a 100% they sure have you fooled...and then I talked with our corporate and they said they did not have to provide a letter...I got really upset cried, screamed at husband, screamed at family...I called EEOC filed a compliant and called attorney but this is a right to work state so that sucks..and to top it off he said no pay because I have used all my pto time. The lady in HR said I think he has been more than fair..I said FAIR...let's kick you when your down..and she if you feel it is fair. He said when I come back on the 30th we would talk about my future..and I said Paul you all have been looking for a reason and you are using this, the company is down on sales anyways and people have been let go left and right lately...So that is how my Friday was...

[ChitChatNine]

{{{{{{{{{{{[ SCARY }}}}}}}}}}}] to think that such a law is around this day of age .... living in Northeast US I am not aware of what I learned thru this thread.  It upsets me.  And, I think it is a very unfair law.

Cheryl

[SuzieQTT]

I don't have a lot of input on the legal side but I live in Kentucky and we are an "at will state"  which means the same thing but to be honest I have seen some really underhanded things in my last 20 years of employment!  But this really takes the cake!  Bottom line is...You need to take care of yourself!  I have a firm belief that "what goes around, comes around"  What is happening to you will come around to bite them on the butt!  BIGTIME!!!  Hang in there and keep us posted.

Thanks for the info Kitcurious, I think since both states are commonwealth states that a lot of their laws are the same.  

Suzie

[At The End of My Rope]

YEs I have used all my PTO time...which is fine I just felt like this is an excuse he has known all along I could have been more prepared then to call me on a Friday @ 10am after treatment and tell me this stuff. I will be fine.

[kitcurious]

This is just terrible. You should not have to go through this at all and especially not while you are trying to recover from cancer.
I am so very sorry.
My husband works as a government liason for a not for profit org. He used to work as a legislative aide for a congressman and knows a bit about this legislation. He also had cancer several years back.  But his employer was not the jerk yours is.

It all depends on how much leave you have taken so far. They do not have to pay you if your paid leave is exhausted, but I think they cannot terminate you when you are sick if you still have unpaid time legally available to you under federal law. I can  ask my hus band when he gets home.
Do you guys have leave donation where you work?
Where I work people donate unused paid leave to a "fund" that people can use if they are sick and run out.

For those of you who don't live in a state like Virginia, the term "Right to work" is a " b.s" term that means the state discourages worker organization and is entirely pro business. It gives employers the "right" to dismiss anyone, at anytime for no reason at all. My guess is that this anti employee legislation is common in  most of the Southern states.

The good news is that federal law (love those federalists) trumps state law. This means that if you still have a right to sick time under federal law, even if it is unpaid, they would be unwise to attempt to terminate you.

My computer is broken and I am writing this on my phone, so excuse the way it looks please.

[MJ13]

You know I know how you feel. Been there done that.  I really think you have a case for discrimation.  To you still have that website I gave you about cancer patients considered having a disability according to the ADA. If not here it is:  http://fecaps.com/default.aspx.

My situation has seem to resolve itself.  This week I got an email from my company saying the prime contractor at my government work site had sent several emails regarding my performance issues to the govt contracting office and never got any response.  He ran into my immediete govt boss who told him he did not have any problems with my job performance.  So the prime contractor said he considers the issue closed and please tell Mary to quit  send weekly status emails to him.

So for now, I concentrating on other things....like trying to find a new job because my govt organization is downsizing in the next year.  My contract is good until Mar 2008.  After that I may not  have a job.  

I think my old immediete govt boss who left just after my letter of counseling was written was behind the whole thing.  With him gone, I think I can work comfortable with my new immediete supervisor.  So finally things are a lot less stressful at work.  I didn't realize how much the stress was affecting me until I went on vacation for a week and barely notice any heart palpatations.

When I told my endo about all the **** my work had put me through she told me I should have had here write a letter.  I wish that I had, but at this point, I don't see any benefit.  But with you, you need to document everything at work and get documentation for all your medical issues....including the side effects of being under so much emotional stress cause directly from you job.  If you have any emails I would forward them to your home email address and/or print them out.  I may still go to the Inspector General for the government and ask if it is legal to be counseled for going on disability like they did me.  

In the mean time come rant here any time you feel like you need to....we're all here for ya!!!!

[At The End of My Rope]

yes they know I'm recovering it is all okay everyone...there day will come

[skymax2000]

Do they know you are recovering from cancer? I agree with ChitChat. Get a do ctor to note your emotional distress. Does right to work mean you have no right to work if you have cancer? I'm mad!

[StrictlyTopSecret]

*HR = human resources department
*conversing

[StrictlyTopSecret]

Start using the following phrases when conversaing the HR "ADA violation, EEOC investigation, reasonable accomodations..."

Here are a couple of websites that might be useful to you:

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/howtofil.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Were I in your position, I would not hesitate to file a complaint. Pronto.

Hang in there,
Michele

[ChitChatNine]

I'd sue big time.  And if they even hint at being let go you use the lawyer word and let them know .. then as you walk out look @ chicken head straight between the eyes and tell him that "I don't know how you put your head on the pillow at night to sleep".  That line usually makes some kind of a dent in thick skulls.

So so sorry...................................................YOU AND YOUR HEALTH COME FIRST .. if this causes you any emotional distress you go to the dr and have it documented as they are responsible.  He really needs his feathers plucked.

C~