Allison518
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OHIO
I work in OH and have been with the same employer for the last 11 years. 3 years ago I informed my employer I was pregnant and requested FMLA. I was told by HR I could not request FMLA until the baby was born. However, I pressed the issue and they approved it to cover my doctor appointments. The only time I missed work was for my dr. appts. I never had morning sickness, never missed from being tired etc. I worked up until the morning my son was born (I was at work when I went into labor) The reason I requested FLMA to cover dr appts is because as soon as my employer was informed I was pregnant I started getting written up for various things. I was told I was never at my desk. That I did not return calls promptly. When asked who was making these complaints no one could tell me any specifics. My boss mentioned a guy who was a friend of his who called me two years ago and I called him back and left him a message and he NEVER called ME back. This happened two years before I got written up for supposedly not being at my desk. Other supervisor told me I needed to watch my back because they wanted me gone. She did not put this in an email just verbally told me. I was written up 3 times all for things that I disputed.
3 years later I am pregnant with my 2nd child. I waited to tell my employer for fear of what happened last time. And it started all over again. I have been written up FOUR times (the fourth time was supposed to include a five day suspension per our policy but our director said he would be nice and waive that. He said if I was written up again I could be terminated. I was written up for 1) not putting the correct amount of time (including drive time) on my calendar (visible to my boss) for doctor's appointments. I always just wrote down the time of my appointment as I wasn't sure how long the appointment itself would take. This is not a policy as I checked and also EVEN MY MANAGER doesn't do this when she leaves the office (I have access to her calendar as well as other employees' calendars and no one else is required to do this yet I got written up for it.
I was also written up for taking a day off (sick day) that was supposed to be unpaid. I was sick for 2 days in a row (had the flu). now other than previous FMLA in 11 years I have never missed two consecutive days in a row. It is our policy that you have to have a dr note if you miss two days in a row. I was unaware of this policy (my fault I understand) so if you don't have the dr note you don't get paid for the time off. fine, My fault I accepted this. I had a stomach virus, was very weak, couldn't drive and didn't go the dr as I couldn't drive myself there and what is a dr going to do anyway? HR told me (when I returned) that I wouldn't be paid for those two days. I said ok I understand that is fine. Well they went ahead and paid me anyway. Their decision, I didn't ask them to. I got written up for not having a dr note for the two days I missed. Our policy says NOTHING about getting written up or even warned if you don't have a dr excuse. Just says you won't be paid for it (which I was, against their own policy!). our director said he was being "nice" by paying me but could still punish me for not having the note from a dr. Was written up for using my hour lunches as comp time for a dr appointment. Even though this was preapproved by my supervisor I was told I do it "too often" (they could only cite two occasions) and I'm not allowed to do this any longer. However ALL employees here use their lunch breaks as comp time- one lady does it every single week to go to a dr apt for allergy shots. I pointed this out and was told to mind my own business. So it seems there is a different set of rules for me. Also when I submitted my FLMA paperwork and was told it was granted our director told me I was "lucky" he approved it because he didn't have to approve it (we currently have 48 employees but it varies) However, just two months before my FMLA was approved two men had FMLA approved for paternity leave. So I would think they had to approve mine based on that?
Lastly I was written up for not notating my lunch breaks on my calendar. In 11 years I HAVE NEVER been asked to do this. It is not written down anywhere as a policy and from looking at all the other calenders (20 plus employees) I have access to- no one does this.
I have to point out that only a month before I told my employer I am pregnant, I received my annual evaluation and it was outstanding. There were no complaints about anything. and once I came back to work from my son being born (1st pregnancy) I didn't get written up for anything at all- until now. It is as though they are making up rules just for me. I'm a good worker- my boss gives me everything she wants done because she knows she can depend on me. When I bring this up during all these disciplinary meetings I have had to attend (write ups) HR and our director always says "the quality of your work is not in question". I don't know if they plan to fire me and that is why they are trying to make up all these supposed infractions but couldn't they be setting themselves up for some sort of discrimination lawsuit because I am pregnant (and performing all of my job duties)?
I work in OH and have been with the same employer for the last 11 years. 3 years ago I informed my employer I was pregnant and requested FMLA. I was told by HR I could not request FMLA until the baby was born. However, I pressed the issue and they approved it to cover my doctor appointments. The only time I missed work was for my dr. appts. I never had morning sickness, never missed from being tired etc. I worked up until the morning my son was born (I was at work when I went into labor) The reason I requested FLMA to cover dr appts is because as soon as my employer was informed I was pregnant I started getting written up for various things. I was told I was never at my desk. That I did not return calls promptly. When asked who was making these complaints no one could tell me any specifics. My boss mentioned a guy who was a friend of his who called me two years ago and I called him back and left him a message and he NEVER called ME back. This happened two years before I got written up for supposedly not being at my desk. Other supervisor told me I needed to watch my back because they wanted me gone. She did not put this in an email just verbally told me. I was written up 3 times all for things that I disputed.
3 years later I am pregnant with my 2nd child. I waited to tell my employer for fear of what happened last time. And it started all over again. I have been written up FOUR times (the fourth time was supposed to include a five day suspension per our policy but our director said he would be nice and waive that. He said if I was written up again I could be terminated. I was written up for 1) not putting the correct amount of time (including drive time) on my calendar (visible to my boss) for doctor's appointments. I always just wrote down the time of my appointment as I wasn't sure how long the appointment itself would take. This is not a policy as I checked and also EVEN MY MANAGER doesn't do this when she leaves the office (I have access to her calendar as well as other employees' calendars and no one else is required to do this yet I got written up for it.
I was also written up for taking a day off (sick day) that was supposed to be unpaid. I was sick for 2 days in a row (had the flu). now other than previous FMLA in 11 years I have never missed two consecutive days in a row. It is our policy that you have to have a dr note if you miss two days in a row. I was unaware of this policy (my fault I understand) so if you don't have the dr note you don't get paid for the time off. fine, My fault I accepted this. I had a stomach virus, was very weak, couldn't drive and didn't go the dr as I couldn't drive myself there and what is a dr going to do anyway? HR told me (when I returned) that I wouldn't be paid for those two days. I said ok I understand that is fine. Well they went ahead and paid me anyway. Their decision, I didn't ask them to. I got written up for not having a dr note for the two days I missed. Our policy says NOTHING about getting written up or even warned if you don't have a dr excuse. Just says you won't be paid for it (which I was, against their own policy!). our director said he was being "nice" by paying me but could still punish me for not having the note from a dr. Was written up for using my hour lunches as comp time for a dr appointment. Even though this was preapproved by my supervisor I was told I do it "too often" (they could only cite two occasions) and I'm not allowed to do this any longer. However ALL employees here use their lunch breaks as comp time- one lady does it every single week to go to a dr apt for allergy shots. I pointed this out and was told to mind my own business. So it seems there is a different set of rules for me. Also when I submitted my FLMA paperwork and was told it was granted our director told me I was "lucky" he approved it because he didn't have to approve it (we currently have 48 employees but it varies) However, just two months before my FMLA was approved two men had FMLA approved for paternity leave. So I would think they had to approve mine based on that?
Lastly I was written up for not notating my lunch breaks on my calendar. In 11 years I HAVE NEVER been asked to do this. It is not written down anywhere as a policy and from looking at all the other calenders (20 plus employees) I have access to- no one does this.
I have to point out that only a month before I told my employer I am pregnant, I received my annual evaluation and it was outstanding. There were no complaints about anything. and once I came back to work from my son being born (1st pregnancy) I didn't get written up for anything at all- until now. It is as though they are making up rules just for me. I'm a good worker- my boss gives me everything she wants done because she knows she can depend on me. When I bring this up during all these disciplinary meetings I have had to attend (write ups) HR and our director always says "the quality of your work is not in question". I don't know if they plan to fire me and that is why they are trying to make up all these supposed infractions but couldn't they be setting themselves up for some sort of discrimination lawsuit because I am pregnant (and performing all of my job duties)?
