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Originally Posted by Drdogface
I don't necessarily disagree with you. Ca is frequently on the side of the consumer and worker so I just wondered if there was any resource we could use. I said in my OP that 'fairness' was not the right word to use ...
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You're right. It isn't about fairness. It was more than fair for the employer to keep any part of her job open for six months. I'm sorry about your wife's injury and I'm sorry she works for a beetch. But from the sound of it, the problem isn't one of fairness, it's about the beetch.
I agree that your wife has a lousy employer. She should have addressed common situations like this at the time she hired your wife. We implemented a thick employee handbook years ago to deal with situations like this. It has an accompanying statement that the employee has read, understood, and accepts the terms of employment that must be signed by the employee. For this situation it states explicitly that once your sick leave has been exhausted, you don't have a job anymore. No body walks out of here
expecting to walk right back in six months later.
Your response to Sammy also indicates she is a lousy business person. If good techs are really that hard to find, she should be happy to welcome a good one back. I'm sorry your wife is stuck in an area where this person offers the only opportunity for employment.