To those of you who experience negative repercussions from taking FMLA, stay persistent.
I was fired while taking FMLA, and denied unemployment this past March. The whole situation was a mess, and a nightmare to my health.
I realized that my job wasn’t following FMLA laws after my termination, so I filed a complaint with the Department of Labor.
It took a few months for them to follow up, but it was worth the wait.
Turns out, my supervisor wrote in a message to HR, “I am firing this employee due to his excessive FMLA time off.”
They committed multiple violations, but this was this was their silver bullet.
It was a large corporation with thousands of employees.
I am happy to say because of my case, the company will be training all of their managers on FMLA law. Hopefully they will become more knowledgeable, and not put anyone else in a similar situation.
It’s crazy to think that they were just firing employees for taking FMLA, and trying to make me believe it was my fault.
Then to deny me unemployment? So inhumane. They’re a multibillion dollar corporation!
Well, I cannot believe that I won, and will be receiving a settlement.
Anyway, if you believe you’ve been discriminated or you’re rights violated, stand up for yourself! A ton of people in my life told me to let this all go, and I’m glad I didn’t listen to them.