I was a loyal employee of a Sheriffs Dept as a 911 oprerator/trainer/supervisor (at one Point) in Alabama for almost 10 years. The ten year mark would have vested me in my retirement. I always worked the schedule posted..including rotating shifts, holidays, week-ends, split off days, etc. I became sick in August and used all of the family medical leave allowed to me. When I requested an extension of that leave for seizure medication regulation. It was denied.
The year previous to my request they had extended a leave and paid for health insurance for a fellow employee in the same dept, doing the same job but at not as high a payscale as mine for 12 MONTHES for seizure related medical leave under the ADA guidelines.
I was terminated and my insurance cancelled. I was not notified of this until after an in-house appeal process time-frame had passed despite my many attempts to contact them and get an answer. I have filed a greivance with the EEOC but putting it here may make someone more aware of the need for the all entities to comply with EEOC and Americans With Disabilites guidelines.
If we post complaints like this more people will see them, read them and put pressure on the lawmakers to enforce these rules and regulations and not get away with the blatent disregard for federal laws and regulations.
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