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(Message started by: nancyc on Apr 1^st, 2003, 10:42am)

Title: FMLA discrimination...
Post by nancyc on Apr 1^st, 2003, 10:42am

has this ever happened to anyone here for chs? i went out on FMLA for five months until they found a medication to work for me...i am trying to transfer from one job at the state to another..i got the new job and then my witch of a supervisor that does not want me to transfer talked to my new supervisor..she told me she was concerned that my rating was down as i was out of work on leave without pay for five months..i explained this was FMLA..how can they put this on my record? thanks for any info..smiles,nancyc

Title: Re: FMLA discrimination...
Post by marty on Apr 1^st, 2003, 12:38pm

Nancy..

They can't use FMLA against you in any way, shape or form!

IF they do (and they did), and you can find a way to verify this, then contact the FMLA and you may find that your supervisor have bitten of far more than he/she can chew..

As a supervisor myself I can see their concern, but since I am on FMLA I know that if I voiced such a concern in public; not wanting to have a certain person moved to my team because of to much abscence - and knowing that this person was on FMLA, then I would be getting into really deep water.

FMLA is a Federal program that is in place for the single purpose of protecting employees when a medical emergency arises. To use that against an employee is not good..

But, as you know, a Company / Agency can find ways around not promoting (etc) an employee - in your case they were not to smart since they obviously brought up their reason for not transfering you - once the reason has been given and it pertains to something covered by FMLA - then it becomes descrimination.

Talk to the FMLA people - see what they have to say.

Marty

Title: Re: FMLA discrimination...
Post by Brian_Y on Apr 1^st, 2003, 1:30pm

Nancy,

Call the Human Affairs Commission on Forest Drive. It is sort of on the corner of Trenholm and Forest. It may be on Trenholm if I am not mistaken. Anyway, it is right there near that intersection.... They will DEFINITELY give you the real skinny on that stuff.

And it is free. Do it. I've known some folks who have used them and they do not play. It is like the ACLU, but with even more nastiness....

B

Title: Re: FMLA discrimination...
Post by Joanie on Apr 1^st, 2003, 3:01pm

Hi Nancy,

Check your e-mail!

Joanie

Title: Re: FMLA discrimination...
Post by catlind on Apr 1^st, 2003, 3:56pm

Nancy,

If you have already gotten the job, and now they are doing this, you definitely have a case. Don't let them fuck with you.

Cat

Title: Re: FMLA discrimination...
Post by SommelierCH on Apr 1^st, 2003, 4:38pm

Nancy,

When will these people learn, not to fuck with a Clusterhaead? Little do they know that we come with a family that carries big sticks!!

Kick some a$$, babe,
David J.