What is the name of your state? Indiana
I just got fired today for missing 4 days of work(not 4 consecutive days either), they are saying it is 5. I missed work due to a sick children. I have no family that lives even close enough to have them help out. My family lives in Minnesota, my husband's family lives in Kentucky.
To elaborate a little more. In December I quit (same job) to move out-of-state with my husband. (employment transfer). We then moved back 4 weeks later, another employment transfer, and I received my old job back. I started Feb 4th. They told me that my original hire date was still the same 03/2005. I never had to sign anything or fill out any paperwork when I came back. Do I qualify under the FMLA act?
They told my husband today that I was under a 90 day probationary period, to which I was never informed. I have been a good employee, I have never received any warnings, and I had no other option but to stay home with my daughter today, as she was vomiting, and is only 6 yrs old, she can't stay home alone, and she can't go to school. I did miss two days in a row the week before as she came down with a very bad upper respiratory infection, she has viral-induced asthma, we had even brought her in to the doctor, and one night the ER as she was coughing so hard she could not breathe and was vomiting, she also broke capillaries in her eyes due to her coughing spells. She also had strep throat on top of all of this. My husband and I alternated days we had to stay home with her so we both would not miss too much work.
I am just having a really hard time believing that I can be fired because of a sick child.
Any help is appreciated.
I just got fired today for missing 4 days of work(not 4 consecutive days either), they are saying it is 5. I missed work due to a sick children. I have no family that lives even close enough to have them help out. My family lives in Minnesota, my husband's family lives in Kentucky.
To elaborate a little more. In December I quit (same job) to move out-of-state with my husband. (employment transfer). We then moved back 4 weeks later, another employment transfer, and I received my old job back. I started Feb 4th. They told me that my original hire date was still the same 03/2005. I never had to sign anything or fill out any paperwork when I came back. Do I qualify under the FMLA act?
They told my husband today that I was under a 90 day probationary period, to which I was never informed. I have been a good employee, I have never received any warnings, and I had no other option but to stay home with my daughter today, as she was vomiting, and is only 6 yrs old, she can't stay home alone, and she can't go to school. I did miss two days in a row the week before as she came down with a very bad upper respiratory infection, she has viral-induced asthma, we had even brought her in to the doctor, and one night the ER as she was coughing so hard she could not breathe and was vomiting, she also broke capillaries in her eyes due to her coughing spells. She also had strep throat on top of all of this. My husband and I alternated days we had to stay home with her so we both would not miss too much work.
I am just having a really hard time believing that I can be fired because of a sick child.
Any help is appreciated.