Today, my work is doing a legal investigation about whether they can avoid paying me maternity benefit. According to my sleazy boss, "You notified us too late." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at work my boss told me I have been late, under-productive, and using up a lot of sick days. He says my job is on the line. My reason for barely showing up at work: I've been on maternity leave for 6 weeks. FML
Today, I got fired during my maternity leave for requesting my unpaid wages. FML
Today, I found out I'm pregnant, after quitting my job because they asked us to work for free due to COVID. So because I quit, I'm no longer eligible for maternity leave. I didn’t know that I was 4 months pregnant. I could've just gotten a doctor's note for medical reasons. FML
Today, I found out that, despite working 4 part-time jobs, that I will not qualify for maternity leave by my due date with the mandatory 600 hours. I can't get full-time work and I'm 8 months pregnant now. This'll be fun! FML
Today, my boss told me that I'm being terminated. Apparently, being pregnant means I was going to quit soon anyway, so there's no point. Now I have to get job so I don't get deported. FML
Today, I was called to be told I'm fired for not showing up for my shift. I guess she didn't check her voice message to see that I gave birth last night. FML
Today, one of my best friends went into labor 14 days early. I'd told my boss previously about this and that I need to be there for my friend as she doesn't really have any family. My boss will not let me leave work to be there. Why? I didn't give enough notice. FML
Today, my boss accused me of submitting fraudulent overtime claims. I proceeded to show him security footage of me at my desk for sometimes 18 hours a day, keeping the business from imploding. He then claimed he doesn’t actually have enough money in the accounts to pay me everything I’m owed. FML
Today, I found out that my mom called my boss informing him that I am a little behind on some college projects. She felt he should know that she fears I might not be able to graduate on the planned date. My boss had already offered me a permanent job. I may not get that job now. FML
Today, I found out my job is trying to get me to quit. FML
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ThrottleJockey 36
I'd say this would be a good time for you to get an attorney on retainer.
RichardPencil 32
Plot twist: Her kid is 32 and lives in her basement.
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ThrottleJockey 36
I'd say this would be a good time for you to get an attorney on retainer.
Nadine 21
HOLY CRAP first of all I hope they're super wrong and have to pay you every penny you deserve annnnd I hope that when you find the time, you look for a new job.
RichardPencil 32
Plot twist: Her kid is 32 and lives in her basement.
real life problems 26
Are you the lady that was trying to steal a watermelon?
ChibiChibi_fml 28
I actually need more information on this before I can really Judge. It is actually possible to wait too long to inform a company of such things. In the UK you are required to notify a minimum of 15 weeks before the due date as to when the baby is due and when you want to start maternity leave and they have 28 days to get back to you. If you were in the U.K. and waited till 14 weeks before the due date I can imagine it would trigger an investigation like that. In the U.S. it is a bit different and different companies have different rules about how maternity leave is handled, so it would also be entirely possible that the companies policy could state that you have to inform them "X amount of time before" and equally possible for the OP to have failed to follow that policy. I'm all for maternity/paternity leave but I definitely believe that you have to follow any and all rules laid out regarding since there is no requirement for the company to give you time off to have a baby since having a baby is generally a choice ,and yes even if you use birth control that failed, you still made the choice to have the sex that led to the baby in the first place, and not an unforeseen medical emergency.
tounces7 28
Well the United States is basically the only developed country without legally enforced paid maternity leave, so I feel as though this can't be in America.
joonsson 21
Most countries have a minimum time before you have to ask for it though, for obvious reasons. So without telling us when she asked for it and what the law says in her country it’s impossible to know if she’s right.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
It could still be America though because while Maternity leave is not legally enforced as a thing overall, if your company offers Maternity leave than they have to honor it as long as all the rules were followed and to not do so can lead your company into legal troubles.
Charlie Given 28
Definitely get a lawyer there are many who'll work pro-bono on bullshit case's like this,also if possible go to his boss and make a formal complaint for discrimination against him.
Inkoseh 33
Unfortunately, legally on paper, your boss while sleazy has every right to deny. Not everyone wants to take maternity leave, and companies do ask for large paid benefits for time off a large notice. If you're 35 weeks pregnant and you're just doing it now, They now only have between 3-7 weeks to find a long-term replacement for you. It totally sucks, but you should always look into this stuff early on.