I'm in a very bad place. Back in late May I was approved for up to 12 weeks of intermittent FMLA leave for two serious conditions. In July, my boss yelled at me for my FMLA absences and said she would be demoting me to an entry-level position (making only $15 for tech support). I was making nearly $70k in my current role. Otherwise I would have to leave. UT is the new California, so there was no way I could take that pay (Wendy's pays $16/hr. here). I explained disciplining someone for using legitimate FMLA absences is illegal, but my concerns were dismissed.
To add insult to injury, Utah's Department of Workforce Services determined it was OK for my employer to do this and I was denied unemployment. To quote, I “didn't have sufficient cause.” But don't worry, all the years I worked UT was happy to tax me into the ground. They are a fanatical Red State that taxes like a fanatical Blue State. You get the worst of both worlds.
Family and friends tell me I should just move on, but I'm in a position where I can lose all I worked for for something that is not my fault. I shouldn't be cheap, but I'm not a religious man and don't believe wicked people are “corrected” in the next life. What should I do? I have no interest in breaking any laws, but I can't let my former boss walk away with a big smile on her hypocritical Mormon face…
Any ideas for:
- Getting through this.
- Legal revenge.