Friend Fired from Aflac for being pregnant!

[CalebToNowhere]

Kinda shirty, if you ask me! Her boss said the office could not run effectively for two months in her absence. Unfortunately, her husband works there as well and has been put in this awkward position.

The question:
Is this legal since she had not yet turned in her FMLA papers?

 

[rimfire_crazed]

You can be certain that her termination papers will not reflect those statements - that's for sure.

 

[CalebToNowhere]

That's big business for ya...

 

[Que]

You can be certain that her termination papers will not reflect those statements - that's for sure.

Yep, they will probably say she was terminated for lack of performance.

 

[gunman41mag]

Kinda shirty, if you ask me! Her boss said the office could not run effectively for two months in her absence. Unfortunately, her husband works there as well and has been put in this awkward position.

The question:
Is this legal since she had not yet turned in her FMLA papers?

She didn't have a UNION, In our shop she would be able to come back

 

[redneckmedic]

She didn't have a UNION, In our shop she would be able to come back

In your shop she would be paid twice as much as her value was worth, insurance premiums would be more outrageous then they already are and the temp that took her place would be harassed everyday until she came back.

 

[eatsnopaste]

YEAH if she had worked in one of those darn UNION shops they would have MADE her come back and worked! Thank goodness we live in a country where profit is what rules the world...there is absolutely no room for compassion or any sort of moral behavior in the business world.

 

[redneckmedic]

YEAH if she had worked in one of those darn UNION shops they would have MADE her come back and worked! Thank goodness we live in a country where profit is what rules the world...there is absolutely no room for compassion or any sort of moral behavior in the business world.

Wow, OK forest through the trees I suppose. Business only exist because of profit. Everything else comes second. Don't relate Unions to morality, thats a stretch at best, and on top of everything, I am not backing the boss in the OP. But unions have by far out lived their usefulness, with the development of regulatory bodies that fight for workers safety and rights.

And don't give me this BS about not knowing, I'm 10 years into this pyramid scheme.

/thread jack

 

[CalebToNowhere]

Good news is that they were smart enough to save three months worth of her paycheck and now she'll have more time to spend with the baby.

 

[gunman41mag]

Good news is that they were smart enough to save three months worth of her paycheck and now she'll have more time to spend with the baby.

How can losing your job be good news, She better apply for unemployment & after it ends tell her to reapply & she'll collect for another year

 

[snowman46919]

This is one of the few things in Indiana that does not fall under the at will hiring scheme. At least in my experience, when they fired my wife and the manager could provide no good excuse that did not involved her pregnancy her unemployment was just a few dollars shy of her full pay paid out by offending company. I have no idea of what the law is just stating my experience.

 

[CalebToNowhere]

You're right, poorly stated. How bout "On the brighter side of a bad situation where being prepared came in handy..."

How can losing your job be good news, She better apply for unemployment & after it ends tell her to reapply & she'll collect for another year

 

[theweakerbrother]

At what time this morning did she contact a lawyer?

 

[CalebToNowhere]

They are currently searching for a good lawyer with a $0 consultation fee.

At what time this morning did she contact a lawyer?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Kinda shirty, if you ask me! Her boss said the office could not run effectively for two months in her absence. Unfortunately, her husband works there as well and has been put in this awkward position.

The question:
Is this legal since she had not yet turned in her FMLA papers?

In Indiana you can be fired for any reason I believe. Just can't speak of the illegal reasons

 

[snowman46919]

In Indiana you can be fired for any reason I believe. Just can't speak of the illegal reasons

Pregnancy Discrimination act

I believe a violation of Civil Rights is one of those illegal things.

 

[Cru]

Did she have AFLAC? I hear they pay you cash if you lose your job so you can pay bills and stuff...

*Annoying Quack*

 

[hornadylnl]

Let me see if I have this straight.

I should be able to go snow skiing and blow my knee out requiring reconstructive surgery and a 2-3 month recovery time. I should also expect my employer to treat as though I never missed a day upon my return.

 

[Denny347]

Let me see if I have this straight.

I should be able to go snow skiing and blow my knee out requiring reconstructive surgery and a 2-3 month recovery time. I should also expect my employer to treat as though I never missed a day upon my return.

Having a child and blowing your knee out is not the same thing. But this is Indiana, you can be fired for whatever and there is little to do about it. Fighting it will be a loooong and costly process with no guarantees of victory. You should not be penalized for wanting to have a kid.

 

[hornadylnl]

Having a child and blowing your knee out is not the same thing. But this is Indiana, you can be fired for whatever and there is little to do about it. Fighting it will be a loooong and costly process with no guarantees of victory. You should not be penalized for wanting to have a kid.

But they're both elective actions.

But the employer should be penalized for their employee wanting to have a kid?