I have just been terminated/fired/thrown to the curb.
Last summer I had to have surgery (lap Chole and arthoscopic knee) that ate up all my FMLA..So this Thanksgiving when I ended up with a huge hernia and I could not in good consciousness say it happened at work, I had it looked at and determined it could wait..
By January after wearing an abdominal binder so I could work, I was in pain, having some problems, and returned to the surgeon, who said it should be taken care of soon, before I ended up with an obstruction...
Surgery was scheduled for Feb 21st. I went to HR and they said that I would go out on Medical Leave, but in order to go out on FMLA I would have to wait until the end of Aug.
I then went to my clinical Leader who said "don't worry, you will have your job, I will not be posting it, we can get by for 6 weeks.
TodayI received a letter from HR that stated I do not and will not have my old position when I come back, and further more I will not have any benefits after March 31st. They are posting my positon and I will have 6 months in which to secure another job inside the hospital, to keep my seniority.
I am soooo mad I cannot spit straight. What should I do??? My clinical leader is and has been known to talk out of both sides of her mouth in the past..Do I have any recourse???
This is only a 160 bed hospital and have lost our orthopedic surgeons and 22 other doctors in the last 2 years..We are nurse heavy, but seem to have holes in the schedule when it comes out...
I am sorry this is long, but I needed to vent and I want to know is there ANYTHING I can do??
