If you request a LOA can they terminate you?

I have not been feeling well and told my boss the prior week that I was going to have a nervous breakdown. He comes in the next day and asks me all kinds of questions, calls me to his office Monday and coaches me for not getting a note done since april 19th, I was aware of the note Monday May25th firt time I heard of it. I ask to take a "Holiday Day" on Wednesday, come back Thursday and there is a investigation going on. They question me to all kinds of things and say I have favorites. They have a paper that has my electronic name on it that I pushed this girl through for a job offer and put in answere for the interview. They asked me for a statement, I said yes. I was leaving for lunch, brought the statement home, realized that they were wanting to fire me. I was trying to clear my head as to how this happened when teh phone rang and the HR man told me to put in there how I didn't select her, or try to push her through. I told him that I was remembering some stuff. I hung up and realized that they wanted me gone at this point, I started to have a breakdown called my dr for appointment. Called HR back to request a LOA, had to leave a message and told hi that I would give him my statement. My boss tried to call from a different number than ususal and left a message that he wants to meet the next day at 8am to go over results. I emailed him early the next day stating that I could not meet him and I was certain that Joe wuld've told him and I would give him my statement. I was not and still not in a good place, several people are aware of this as I would break down (and never before would I break down and start crying) I was yelling at my son and husband, unlike me. He send me a certified letter stating that he seperated me from the company based on the outcome of the investiagtion? They don't even have my statement that I wanted to give. Did they just not want to pay for me. After he coached me he sent a email to all store manager that he wants this specific thing done because it was a 5 month note? Did they all get coached. This is a six figure job I had, for 13 and half years.

1 answer  |  asked Jun 14, 2010 07:41 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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Bruce Elfvin
First, I assume you applied for and received unemployment benefits. Second, as the narrative does not explicitly state an illegal basis for your termination it is important that you take the time to consult with an employment attorney near you to sort out irritation from discrimination. You can select an employment attorney near you at www.oelasmart.net/directory

posted by Bruce Elfvin  |  Jun 18, 2010 2:40 PM [EST]

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