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Got fired two months ago, nobody told me...

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911paramedic

911paramedic

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You guys suck, what a necro-move. 😀

Who is the bastard that revived this by making a new account...I'm coming for you. :sneaky:
 
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That rots. Your name isn't "Milton" by any chance, is it?
A lot of companies can fire you at any time without notice, yadda yadda, but you'd think they'd at least have to tell you they are firing you within a reasonable period of time....you could have been looking for a job or collecting benefits these last 2 weeks...
 
That's crap. They have a responsibility to let you know. Is there any form of legal action you can take to get your job back???
 
I lost my medical benefits, they are going to cost $300 a month now, and its been two months, they sent the forms to the wrong address.

Man I am so pissed...
 
Hey 911, you ever hear of Rural Metro? That's who I used to work for until the did something similar to enron. Their stock went from ~40 dollars a share to nothing in about 7 months. I'm glad I left them and went back to school. That business is so cut throat.

You should be protected under the FMLA? No?
 


<< I called an attorney about it but they said Nevada is a "at will" state, which means you can be terminated at any time, for any reason. >>



You need to talk to a different attorney. Even in at-will employment states, there are still things that an employer cannot legally do - one of these is to terminate an employee because of a worker's compensation claim. Now, I don't know if that's the reason they've given, but if it isn't, they're either going to need a detailed record of progressive discipline, or strong financial hardship evidence (if it was a layoff) to justify doing so while you were out.

Russ, NCNE
 
Sue for workmans comp. Also if they fired you because of inability to perform job due to injury caused while at work, then that IS wrongful termination and can be taken to court.
 
I wish I was covered under that, but no. I was going to go on to the FD, its all gone now. Just with the chicken sh#t losers were man enough to tell me it was coming.

I think I may just jump to a conclusion (after I get a stapler) Oh yea, and turn in my TPS report...
 


<< Sue for workmans comp. Also if they fired you because of inability to perform job due to injury caused while at work, then that IS wrongful termination and can be taken to court. >>

It's just a b!tch to prove it.
 
It's just a b!tch to prove it.

Not if you have doctor's notes saying you couldn't perform the job because of the injury.

Say you were in pain, and because of this you have emotional distress as well.
 

911paramedic, file a complaint with the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board). They are extremely worker friendly. You do not need a lawyer to do this, either.

And . . . of course, if you "blew out my knee on a call" you have an open and shut workmen's comp case. Document everything, and let us know how you do.
 


<< It's just a b!tch to prove it.

Not if you have doctor's notes saying you couldn't perform the job because of the injury.

Say you were in pain, and because of this you have emotional distress as well. >>

Proving your injury is simple. Proving that is why you're fired is an entirely different ballgame. There's no way the company records would actually say so unless they are idiots. There will either be no reason given, or some excuse which is legal. It's hard to prove that a company let you go b/c of a comp claim or discrimination.
 
I'm not sure what's up but if you blew out your knee on the job or were injured on the job, you should have a worker's comp claim.
 


<< There's no way the company records would actually say so unless they are idiots. There will either be no reason given, or some excuse which is legal. >>



Which, in the absence of documented progressive discipline, would be considered pretextual in a court of law.



<< It's hard to prove that a company let you go b/c of a comp claim or discrimination. >>



It is likely it would not even get that far. Most of these companies quickly settle claims of this nature.

Russ, NCNE


 


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<< There's no way the company records would actually say so unless they are idiots. There will either be no reason given, or some excuse which is legal. >>



Which, in the absence of documented progressive discipline, would be considered pretextual in a court of law. >>


Again...unless they're complete morons, they'd have something to back themselves up with.



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<< It's hard to prove that a company let you go b/c of a comp claim or discrimination. >>



It is likely it would not even get that far. Most of these companies quickly settle claims of this nature. >>


Good thing, too hehe
 
If you were injured on the job, you do have a WC case like everyone here before me has stated. Workers Compensation insurance companies will do anything they can to weasel out of paying you. My husband went through hell with the State Insurance Fund when he passed out at work and broke his back. They insisted he fell flat on his face from a nine foot drop, and not on his back, so it couldn't have been that incident that broke it, but something else from his past he forgot. But when we went to court, and they were asked how if he fell nine feet totally unconcious, why he didn't have a single bruise or mark on his face or body on the front, since he wouldn't have put his hands out to protect himself. They changed their tune and paid us, but it took a while. So don't let them give you a hard time. If you were hurt on the job, they need to compensate you and pay for all your medical care for that knee for the rest of your life, unless you agree otherwise. At least thats the way it was with my husbands back.

My dad worked for the SIF, and I remember him saying he quit the day he heard the one lawyer for them arguing against a guy who had a hammer fall off a roof and take his eyelid off at work, permanently blinding him. Once he heard the lawyer tell the poor guy he had always been missing an eyelid and been blind in that eye, he just didn't notice, my dad decided it was time for a new line of work. 😉
 
workmans comp has paid for my surgery, but they are not paying for everything. And since I have now been "terminated" I have to pay $300 a month for my own medical insurance.

They are allowed to terminate anybody for any reason, I already spoke with the local workers board attorneys (state attorneys). Nevada is an "at will" employer, which means that anybody can be terminated at any time for any reason, even while on workmans comp.

Total BS
 


<< Again...unless they're complete morons, they'd have something to back themselves up with. >>



HMM...maybe you don't understand the concept of documented progressive discipline. They cannot just toss something in his file and hope the court would buy it. There must be a history, extablished over a period of time not coincident with his termination. If they try to dummy up a history, the first thing the court would ask is why the documents were not signed by the employee in question.

Russ, NCNE
 
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