What is the name of your state? Texas
My wife just returned back to work after being out on Maternity leave. On her 3rd day back, one of her bosses asked her to meet him at the Starbucks down stairs. Once there he informed her that she will be given 2 offers. One
was get a review in 30 days at which time if there wasn't improvement she would be let go, or she would be given 3 months full pay and benifits if she would resign and sign documentation saying that she would not talk bad about the company or bring a lawsuit against them. They did have a
talk with her about 2 months before she left on leave. They said that her attitude has been declining (no shock...she was pregnant. At least they didn't have to live with her. This was the first review that she had in the 5 years of being employed at the company. She vowed to improve and they told her before leaving that they had seen improvements. They told her that the person that filled in for her while she was on leave would probably be a better fit and that my wife would be happier at a job that would be more challenging. My questions is: Would they be offering her the 3 months if they weren't worried about a lawsuit?
More info: They recently gave the same offer to an African American male that was recently diagnose with cancer. I'm really surprised that they would try this. There definitly seems like grounds for lawsuits here.
My wife doesn't want to do anything, but I think that she should at least demand 6 months. I'm pretty confident that they would give it to her. What do you think?
My wife just returned back to work after being out on Maternity leave. On her 3rd day back, one of her bosses asked her to meet him at the Starbucks down stairs. Once there he informed her that she will be given 2 offers. One
was get a review in 30 days at which time if there wasn't improvement she would be let go, or she would be given 3 months full pay and benifits if she would resign and sign documentation saying that she would not talk bad about the company or bring a lawsuit against them. They did have a
talk with her about 2 months before she left on leave. They said that her attitude has been declining (no shock...she was pregnant. At least they didn't have to live with her. This was the first review that she had in the 5 years of being employed at the company. She vowed to improve and they told her before leaving that they had seen improvements. They told her that the person that filled in for her while she was on leave would probably be a better fit and that my wife would be happier at a job that would be more challenging. My questions is: Would they be offering her the 3 months if they weren't worried about a lawsuit?
More info: They recently gave the same offer to an African American male that was recently diagnose with cancer. I'm really surprised that they would try this. There definitly seems like grounds for lawsuits here.
My wife doesn't want to do anything, but I think that she should at least demand 6 months. I'm pretty confident that they would give it to her. What do you think?