Back story: I have medical issues that prevent me from being reliable full time atm. I’m currently seeing a doctor to get these issues under control but also currently have no health coverage. I initially put in my 2 week notice back in early October as I could not realistically meet the manager’s expectations due to my medical issues and the GM (SM) talked me out of it saying to stick around until I have another job and that they are very understanding of medical issues.
At that time, I hadn’t gotten an appointment set up (had to fight for 3 months to get in to a doctor because they wouldn’t accept a referral from the hospital). My employer knew about this and was up to date on the issues every step of the way (down to appointment dates and what they were doing for me). So once I had an appointment, I agreed to stick around as long as they were willing to work with me.
Fast forward to this week when the same manager told me that if I had called out again that I wouldn’t have a job anymore. I understand being frustrated. Believe me; I’m just as frustrated about these issues as I said they prevent me from being reliable full time. I called out Wednesday due to being in so much pain that I hadn’t even been able to sleep the night prior because of it.
So I’m not making excuses here because I understand calling out hurts the store but I drive for a living; I’m not getting behind the wheel of a vehicle while having pains to the point that it hurts to breathe. Can I do anything here in a right to work/at will state? Here, they can fire you for any reason but wondering if medical i reasons are federally protected and if so, who do I contact?