Steven
Jacksonville,#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, February 19, 2008
At will employment means that they can let you go at any time for what ever reason they want. As far as probationary period and everything else goes I guess you can consult an attorney that specializes in labor to look at your case and see if what you experienced was the result of some kind of discrimination against you or was in retaliation for something you said or did. You should have been able to refute any documentation resulting in your termination. In the end though you should really just move on with your life by getting a job with another financial institution or just a whole other line of work. Why subject yourself to the treatment you would receive if you went back??
Dixiedooh
Haddam,#3Consumer Suggestion
Mon, October 08, 2007
FMLA is a good idea, but has limitations. There are limitations to the Family medical leave act. Sometimes an employer will allow a little leway if they sicerely want you to get better and come back. If not though, you have to know what you say you have is something covered under this act. You can't just have a doctor send in a slip of paper saying you can't come to work because you're not feeling good. There has to be an illness where your not being at work will accelerate your recovery. You can't just say you are stressed at the moment either. In that case you would have to have a generalized diagnosis of depression or acute anxiety disorder. Remember, some phsycological diagnosis' can cause you a lot of headaches down the road. You WILL become labeled and medicaations may even rek havoc on your system and metal health. Finally, if it were in a state which offers unemployment compensation, you,ve jusy disqualified yourself from that by saying you are not able to work. So the rock and the hard place are,,,do you try to collect and move on from your job, OR do you try to keep your not-so-great job, go on medical leave, start considering yourself phsycologically impared, and get ready to ruin your future by branding yourself as having and needing assitance with an acute psycological disorder? I think you need to move onto better things my dear. NCU is after all a place where the corporate mentallity prevails, (do unto others BEFORE they do unto you).
J
NW,#4Consumer Suggestion
Wed, February 28, 2007
Having went through a situation recently that prevented me from attending work for a week, I can sympathize. I work in the Pensacola area as well, and I was threatened with termination from a supervisor, but upon talking to the Human Resources Department, I found out I could get my doctor to fill out an FMLA form (which states that you cannot work for the specified dates you were out). FMLA protects you from being fired in that case. On the other hand, if you did not call in every single day, they can use it against you(obviously). My own job is the same way in that respect. Try contacting a lawyer to see if it's possible to get recompensated for the loss.