What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
My husband was fired after four and a half years on the job (he is an HVAC tech) He had been working 70 hours a week. He is diabetic and one morning his blood count (sugar) was very high. He called his boss and asked for the day off. It was granted. We discussed his job and the hours and stress. After getting his blood sugar down he went and applied for another job. He went into work the next morning at 7:30. At 7:59 his boss called him in and fired him for "lying". He said he knew he wasn't sick and had interview at a competitor. My husband was denied his commission check (you have to be employed at 8 am on the 15th of the month to receive it even though it is earned the previous month. His unemployment benefits were denied because they said he broke company policy. That wasn't the reason he was given by his former boss for his termination. We felt his termination was due to the owner's daughter and son in aw being turned into CPS even though my husband didn't do it and the person who did admitted it.
Fast forward two months. My daughter who was the assistant office manager for the same company was terminated because the owner "felt it wasn't in his best interest to keep her". She was never written up (they have a write up policy and it isn't followed) she was never late and had not missed a day in all of the time she was employed there. She did her job as well as anyone's who was on vacation or out sick. She did her boss' job both times she was on maternity leave. She is a single mom supporting three children.
My husband was fired after four and a half years on the job (he is an HVAC tech) He had been working 70 hours a week. He is diabetic and one morning his blood count (sugar) was very high. He called his boss and asked for the day off. It was granted. We discussed his job and the hours and stress. After getting his blood sugar down he went and applied for another job. He went into work the next morning at 7:30. At 7:59 his boss called him in and fired him for "lying". He said he knew he wasn't sick and had interview at a competitor. My husband was denied his commission check (you have to be employed at 8 am on the 15th of the month to receive it even though it is earned the previous month. His unemployment benefits were denied because they said he broke company policy. That wasn't the reason he was given by his former boss for his termination. We felt his termination was due to the owner's daughter and son in aw being turned into CPS even though my husband didn't do it and the person who did admitted it.
Fast forward two months. My daughter who was the assistant office manager for the same company was terminated because the owner "felt it wasn't in his best interest to keep her". She was never written up (they have a write up policy and it isn't followed) she was never late and had not missed a day in all of the time she was employed there. She did her job as well as anyone's who was on vacation or out sick. She did her boss' job both times she was on maternity leave. She is a single mom supporting three children.
