What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I live in Washington state.
Ok so here is the deal. I work in retail as a low level manager. At worked at this one place for a year then quit giving 4 wks heads up b/c i was pregnant and didn't want to work while pregnant. They loved me i was one of their best employees so they were sad to see me go. Recently I came back my baby is a year old now and i feel like re-entering the work force. They were estatic to have me back. For the past 3months I have been working my tail off for them and they were even starting to train me for a higher position. Then I had a family crisis. I don't want to go into detail but it put me in the hospital. I missed a total of 9 days all covered under doctors notes. This all happened a week before my 90 days were up.
I get a call from my manager saying that even though i was covered by a doctors note and had a medical condition they were going to let me go. She said it would be for the best. (fyi i was to return back to work in only 4 days). She goes on to say that she is putting down in my file that i'm leaving volunterrily due to medical ilness (BS!) That is fraud. I did not under any circumstances want to quit my job.
I went in and talked to her and demanding that she put the truth down in my file. She then asks if i was going to turn in my badge and key and with out thinking i handed them to her. She said now you have voluntairly quit by relenquishing your keys.. WTF!? She asked for them and its not my person property what was i suppose to do. We went around in a circle her saying that she did not terminate my employmentm, me saying that i didn't leave, but she would say im no longer an employee but couldn't give a reason why.
She then said she had to leave it to HR that she couldn't handle this herself. I want to know my rights. I KNOW she is in the wrong for saying a voluntarily left.. that has to be fraud. Is it legal to fire someone for a medical condition especially when they were only gone 8 days. I'm just so stressed right now. Any help would be appreciated.
Ok so here is the deal. I work in retail as a low level manager. At worked at this one place for a year then quit giving 4 wks heads up b/c i was pregnant and didn't want to work while pregnant. They loved me i was one of their best employees so they were sad to see me go. Recently I came back my baby is a year old now and i feel like re-entering the work force. They were estatic to have me back. For the past 3months I have been working my tail off for them and they were even starting to train me for a higher position. Then I had a family crisis. I don't want to go into detail but it put me in the hospital. I missed a total of 9 days all covered under doctors notes. This all happened a week before my 90 days were up.
I get a call from my manager saying that even though i was covered by a doctors note and had a medical condition they were going to let me go. She said it would be for the best. (fyi i was to return back to work in only 4 days). She goes on to say that she is putting down in my file that i'm leaving volunterrily due to medical ilness (BS!) That is fraud. I did not under any circumstances want to quit my job.
I went in and talked to her and demanding that she put the truth down in my file. She then asks if i was going to turn in my badge and key and with out thinking i handed them to her. She said now you have voluntairly quit by relenquishing your keys.. WTF!? She asked for them and its not my person property what was i suppose to do. We went around in a circle her saying that she did not terminate my employmentm, me saying that i didn't leave, but she would say im no longer an employee but couldn't give a reason why.
She then said she had to leave it to HR that she couldn't handle this herself. I want to know my rights. I KNOW she is in the wrong for saying a voluntarily left.. that has to be fraud. Is it legal to fire someone for a medical condition especially when they were only gone 8 days. I'm just so stressed right now. Any help would be appreciated.