Hi...I was recently laid off and I feel like my rights have been violated but I'm unsure what to do. The easiest way to explain what has happened to me is to list in chronological order what I've experienced:
1. Hired on 2 2008 as a benefits admin (yes I worked in the HR department so this makes it even more complex)
2. I was treated unfairly throughout my employment but kept positive and focused on my work. Types of unfair treatment include being written up for "sighing" too much during stressful times or being blamed for things I didn't do. After I would explain my side of the story it would never be investigated properly and the blame would just lie on me even if the appropriate parties wanted to take responsibility. I can deal with this type of harassment because I'm a hard worker and I would just focus on my work and try to stay out of office drama.
3. Around early 2009 the VP of Ops told my manager who just returned from leave "to get rid of the 2 troublemakers" in our dept. meaning myself and one other. I made a complaint regarding this comment as well as other comments made during that time. A meeting was set up and everything was laid out of on the table and my manager ended up never returning because of the harassment from the VP of op.
4. My mom was diagnosed w/ cancer early 2009. I had to take some half days off to take her in the hospital in March and April of 2009. I officially started my intermittent leave on June 09.
5. The VP of Op hired a Sr. benefits admin at the end of april of 2009 (he is a friend of hers). This person was not qualified for this position. He did not have much benefits experience and couldn't even work excel. I tried to train him but he continuously would take 2 hour lunches and personal phone calls and his work always ended up on my desk because he could not get it done. I made a complaint about him breaking company policy to my manager (who is also a friend of the vp of ops).
6. My intermittent leave started on june 2009. I needed to take about one day off every 2-3 weeks. The vp of ops made me take sick time on my leave, which is against my CFRA rights and I notifed them of this.
7. After I notified them they tried to blame me for another work issue and I felt they were trying to get me to quit. I had proof that this work issue was not my fault and i informed my manager who said "thank for for bring this to my attention".
8. A couple days later they informed me that my position is being eliminated due to financial reasons. My position was the only one eliminated.
I feel that with my seniority (and I got paid less than the new guy) and that I was also more experienced the new guy should have been laid off, not me. And now when I get a new job I willnot have any FMLA/CFRA rights because I will not have 1 year at that job. My work has totally screwed me over.:(:confused::(