Re: Time Off For Child's Death

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I lost my daughter a year and a half ago and stil have many
emotional days. I am on intermittent FMLA for this but when i
try to use it i was told i would be written leaving me crying
at my desk in embarrassment for 6 hours straight,,,

I wish I had an answer for you but I dinmt have one for me
either...I am so very sorry for your loss I tO must live with
the pain also daily worst thing in this world... most days
even my job doesnt matter either i wish employers
understood....

On 4/21/08, Terry wrote:
> On 4/08/08, Joseph wrote:
>> My wife and I lost our youngest son on Easter 2008. I
> work
>> for a small company in Buffalo, NY. I took off a total of
>> 5 days all unpaid (of course). I was written up and told
> I
>> would be fired the next time I call in for any reason.
>> They know my mother-in-law is dying of cancer and suffered
>> her third heart attack the day after our son died. My
>> father suffered a stroke two days ago and his recovery is
>> also uncertain.
>>
>> FMLA does not apply, but this treatment seems as though it
>> should be actionable under hostile work environment for
>> mental cruelty - threatening to fire an employee for time
>> off for the death of his child? Anyone?
>
> It's awful that your employer threatened to fire you for
> taking time off when your son died, it was not illegal and
> this does not constitute a hostile work environment. My
> deepest condolences on the loss of your son.