Hospital Administrator Fired for doing jury duty!

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Seminole County woman says she had to spend six months on a jury, but she said the hospital she worked for refused to wait and fired her.

Susie Brown is now suing Central Florida Regional Hospital. She was picked a juror in an insurance fraud case. It was supposed to last four months, but Brown said when she told her employer it was extended to six months, the hospital terminated her employment.

"I never dreamed they would let me go," said Brown. "I was on jury duty."...

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Disgusting! Sent an email to hospital letting them know it too! Hope she sues them good!

Maisy

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She will win lots and lots of money. It is a FEDERAL law that states an employer cannnot fire an employee if they are serving on jury duty. In fact, if it is found that the company did in fact fire the administrator, I bet the employer will also be slapped with a massive fine.

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She said her boss wasn't happy she was picked as a juror on a trial expected to last four months. "He said I should have come to him sooner and he would have written a letter to get me out, " said Brown.
When I served, we were told that was no longer allowed.
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She will win lots and lots of money. It is a FEDERAL law that states an employer cannnot fire an employee if they are serving on jury duty. In fact, if it is found that the company did in fact fire the administrator, I bet the employer will also be slapped with a massive fine.
Kinda telling that it was the Federal judge presiding over the case she served on who told her to retain an attorney :lol2:
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Wow they really appreciated her time working there didn't they!!:angryfire

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Really makes you want to do your civic duty, doesn't it.:banghead:

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That's horrible - I just cannot believe what happens some times!!

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Brown had worked at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford for 12 years.

Central Florida Regional Hospital told Channel Nine Brown's position was eliminated and her firing had nothing to do with jury duty

It has everything to do with administrations lack of respect for nurses.

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I didn't think you could be fired for serving on a jury. Just like you can't be fired for serving in the armed services.

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I didn't think you could be fired for serving on a jury. Just like you can't be fired for serving in the armed services.

Sorry but Florida is a right to work state. It means that an employer can terminate you without giving a reason. And having lived and worked and served on two juries down here, I am almost certain that the hospital didn't terminate her for being on jury duty. But if she was working in administration and held a key position, I could see the hospital terminating her and hiring someone else. Six months is a very long time to have a key position held open.

Woody:balloons:

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When I served, we were told that was no longer allowed.
I think long time ago in my state anyway, an employer could ask for an essential employee to be relieved of jury duty. It has been years since they could do that. I think the law changed in 1970 or there abouts. It is amazing how many people still believe that. Not to long ago I even heard a manager say she would see about getting a employee out of jury duty. I laughed and said, "goodluck".
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