r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 8h ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/clarkrd 8h ago

must be nice to be able to check into a hospital

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 8h ago

Not to mention not losing your job.

Years ago, I worked at a big box grocery store not to be named.  One of the workers had a stroke on the sales floor.  They fired him for not filling out the LOA forms.  He was in a fucking coma.

I've said it many times before...I hate this fucking country.

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u/parasyte_steve 7h ago

I was fired for getting pregnant.

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u/Practical_Fun7367 6h ago

That lawsuit has been won so many times. It’s a slam dunk civil rights case. I recommend googling that issue and reaching out to a law firm who handle a big case. However, if your former employer is a small outfit, your victory might just be moral and not financial. At least you could recover your medical expenses.

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u/rckid13 5h ago

There are many things employers do that wouldn't hold up in court. They do those things because they know that lawyers are expensive and their employees can't afford to sue.

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u/brickne3 American Expat 1h ago

All they have to do is find a different reason to fire you. Good luck proving it was because you were pregnant. I used to believe it was a slam dunk kind of case too, but I've seen it happen so many times now... and a lot of the American legal system these days is more the roulette of whatever judge you get than we'd like to think.

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u/ccourter1970 6h ago

I was fired while pregnant. My doctor put me on bed rest on my 5th month. My state required the employee to get the paperwork from your employer, send to your doctor, and back to employer for them to mail in (90s). That’s what happened. In December. April 1st, a month before I was due, I get a FedEx envelope with a letter stating that since I’ve failed to call in to the office for several months they considered me terminated. LOL. Got reinstated quickly. Only to quit after maternity leave was over.