What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MO
My daughter was fired for tampering with a doctor's note - which she vehemently denies. She was shown the note on the Monday before she was dismissed (on Friday). It looked like the date had been changed from a 15 to a 16 (she had missed both days of work). Her supervisor told her to get a copy of the note from the urgent care facility she had gotten it from, but when she went there, they told her that once they have transcribed the notes, they destroy the handwritten copies. She relayed that information to her supervisor and that Friday (after 1 year and 2 days on the job) she was dismissed. Her union steward was silent throughout the meeting, but afterwards told her that she could file a grievance (which she did) and that there were others who had also been fired as a result of doctor's notes from that same urgent care facility.
My questions:
Does she even have a shot at getting her job back (she loved it)?
Should she hire an attorney? This business has been open in this area for just over a year - the union steward has about 6 months on the job. I have little confidence in these union reps. This local represented about a dozen people (for the last 20 years) until this new facility opened and now they have about 600 members. I took a printout to the union office about a MO statute regarding final wages due at the time of termination - they had never heard of it. They won't give us any information on the others who have been fired because of doctor's notes at the urgent care facility, which I can understand, but I'm not certain they know how to handle the information they have!
Is there any recourse against the urgent care facility? the union? am I just a meddling Mom who may do more harm than good? Eagerly awaiting your responses....
My daughter was fired for tampering with a doctor's note - which she vehemently denies. She was shown the note on the Monday before she was dismissed (on Friday). It looked like the date had been changed from a 15 to a 16 (she had missed both days of work). Her supervisor told her to get a copy of the note from the urgent care facility she had gotten it from, but when she went there, they told her that once they have transcribed the notes, they destroy the handwritten copies. She relayed that information to her supervisor and that Friday (after 1 year and 2 days on the job) she was dismissed. Her union steward was silent throughout the meeting, but afterwards told her that she could file a grievance (which she did) and that there were others who had also been fired as a result of doctor's notes from that same urgent care facility.
My questions:
Does she even have a shot at getting her job back (she loved it)?
Should she hire an attorney? This business has been open in this area for just over a year - the union steward has about 6 months on the job. I have little confidence in these union reps. This local represented about a dozen people (for the last 20 years) until this new facility opened and now they have about 600 members. I took a printout to the union office about a MO statute regarding final wages due at the time of termination - they had never heard of it. They won't give us any information on the others who have been fired because of doctor's notes at the urgent care facility, which I can understand, but I'm not certain they know how to handle the information they have!
Is there any recourse against the urgent care facility? the union? am I just a meddling Mom who may do more harm than good? Eagerly awaiting your responses....
