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What was the most illegal thing your workplace has done? (lemmy.world)

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[-] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 1 year ago

I worked for a popular VoIP who violated tons of my rights with my disability. My manager would get nosey, then he'd dock my pay when I took my paid FMLA. They were always harassing me about coming in despite my job being pretty much 100% remote. I got a doctor's note for it, and I would get harassed daily about if I was coming in

When I went to HR to complain, the next day my desk was trashed.

I sued them, but lost on a technicality because my lawyer moved office and they didn't get a piece of paperwork in time, despite putting in a proper change of address

So I pretty much got screwed

[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

as an american this is why i like to see my boss eye to eye and let him kmow i know his address

[-] PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

What’s the story with the paid FMLA? I ended up taking FMLA for my sons birth, only for my employer to decide that I could only use 2 weeks of my 6 weeks PTO saved. Apparently, theres no guarantee of pay during FMLA or even that you should be allowed to use your accrued leave during that time… They sprung this on me the day my kid was born, after several months of planning and getting okays from HR.

There’s a happy ending though. I threatened to sue them (I’m not sure I would have had a case but I had documentation of them approving the PTO usage). So, they stopped responding to me and paid me for all of my PTO. I put in my notice the day I returned. My immediate manager even approved a week of PTO for my two week notice because of how much he hated the situation. The new job paid more with less stress… wins all around.

[-] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I sorta kinda knew that my health would decline at some point as I have a severe degenerative bone disease that causes my bone marrow to turn into tumors.

So I bet against myself and got a seperate insurance with my job in case I were to get any sort of permanent disability

When I cashed it in, they knew that they had messed up in not requiring a medical exam, but by then it was too late.

I paid an extra $100 a month for it, and it earned me 125k-ish in extra salary they had to pay when I was too sick to work.

[-] PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Sounds like your job was a complete disaster! Glad you managed to get out of there and good job getting the extra insurance!

Hope you’re doing alright and none of your bone marrow has turned into tumors.

[-] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

I'm in pretty good health, comparatively. I can walk with a cane, and I can sit up... something I won't ever take for granted. So I'm at least a lot better than what I was.

I know that if I ever get to the point in which I can work again, betting against myself is always wise thanks to my condition being degenerative.

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