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Companies with fewer than 50 employees may offer little legal protection for employees requiring medical leave. Carl Sorabella of Natick, Mass., learned that the hard way.
Sorabella, an accountant, said after he told his employer his wife had lung cancer and would need a modified schedule to deal with it, he received a termination letter the following week.
""The reality of life is that it is a lot more difficult for a small company to deal with a situation where an employee is going to be out of work for an extended period of time than it is for a larger company," Frank said. "
He worked for a real estate company, that business isn't exactly flush now. is it fair to jeopardize the livelihood of his coworkers to accomodate one person?
Last edited by shorebaby; 06-15-2011 at 06:47 PM..
""The reality of life is that it is a lot more difficult for a small company to deal with a situation where an employee is going to be out of work for an extended period of time than it is for a larger company," Frank said. "
He worked for a resl estate company, that business isn't exactley flush now. is it fair to jeopardize the livelihood of his coworkers to accomodate one person?
It is more difficult for a small company, however, this gentleman asked for a modified schedule, not the 12 weeks off guaranteed by FMLA in companies over 50 employees.
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Sorabella, 43, says he offered to work evenings and weekends while he accompanies his wife, 44, during testing and treatments.
Kinda sucks to lose your job that way after 14 years of dedicated service.
The 'right' thing to do (for the boss) would be to talk it over with him and explain your position. If he was a good employee it seems you'd try and work it out. And if you just can't, at least have the decency to tell him to his face-no matter how hard that'd be
I agree with this. But as another poster said, we are only getting one side of the story.
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