Thrown for a loop!

Has anyone had trouble feeling or actually being 'pushed out' by an employer?

Hubz has been in treatment for colorectal cancer for one year, has an ostomy since August, and has been working from home many years, since before COVID. New ownership of the small engineering firm he's worked for 20 years thinks being in-office is better, so he submitted a letter from his Dr as to why remote work was required while in treatment. They said that was fine.

We noticed they slowed down on his projects, which was kinda ok, considering, but with zero warning have just sent a notice that his performance is lacking and they may have to replace him!! He meets with mgr regularly and zero issues with performance were ever brought up.
Anyone have to deal with this kind of crap? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey, I just searched 'employment' and am reading posts about similar scenarios. Sorry. I should have searched posts first! We love this site!!

Me thinks beachboy can lend some good information about this. ..

What u may realize is if hubby is at or around retirement age. Employers go hog wild thinking replace him.

The A.D.A. or Rehab Act of 1973 will be something to think about if he feels forced out. U mentioned it's a small company? They could claim hardship. But that remains to be seen with lawyers.

It smell rotten tho to be forced out of work, especially if he likes what he does. And physically is able to do it.. even with some modifications, the law is on yur side.

Lawyers offer free consults for 30 mins.

U can bounce around to 5 of them free.

I got canned myself bc of a disability. We sued. I left the place. Bought my home afterwards.

They can force him to work from the office rather then home...

Unless he goes the disability route.

He should qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act. (I was the Godfather in 1991) It saved my job.

You have to accrue x amount of work hours to qualify.

Another route is through the American with Diabilties Act.

He may qualify for work at home.

I was a Steward for USPS.

I have seen it all! No honor among thieves!

If yur going to sue, the A.D.A. is an option like I had.. but the rehab act of 1973 offers no gap . Meaning the sky is its limit. Big bux. . The idea of a small company going bankrupt bc they discriminated...whoaaa.. they will settle out of court. Like mine did. Now this was 30 yrs ago. Some things may have changed.

I went for the jugular. They bled. Game over. Warrior 1. Unnamed delivery co. ZERO.

Definitely consult with a lawyer. Cancer is a qualifying disability. I returned to work a year ago and I am still receiving ADA accommodations. One of my accommodations is working from home (which I have also done since years before COVID... technically I might not need this but I thought better safe than sorry.)

My Ostomy Journey: Kimberly | Hollister

I returned to active work 3 weeks post op. Worked 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Same schedule I kept for 28 years. I was a highly skilled, experienced tool & die machinist and an expert in precision assembly, with hard to get security clearances.

After my return , I turned 65. In the span of a couple months, had my expense account canceled, was demoted, and ignored by my management. Eventually laid off, along with many others. That was great. Got huge severance, 60 paid days in an office doing nothing for full pay. I wasn't wanting to retire.... but it was OK. Company went to great lengths to avoid any accusations of ageism or anything else. Adios.

For a couple years, many support staff worked from home. My groups' technical planner was at home. Every time we called him, it was clear he wasn't at home. Background noise and his lack of quickly sending change requests we needed ASAP.... had the Director tell him to come into work. He fought it. Claimed he severely hurt his leg, was on crutches... blah...blah...blah. Told he would be fired... he showed up. On crutches, and slowly hobbled across the highbay floor to the offices. We all laughed. Told him "ain't gonna work." A couple of days later... he ditched the crutches.

Yes when I had my ileostomy back in 1989 I was shown the door 1 week before surgery that was 1 week after I had told them I was having it as I didn't know myself until then I had never been ill or had time of work my surgery was preventive for an heriadtry condition.....they took someone else on to do my job 2 weeks after booting me out. Other than never had any other problems if I did there are more laws in place now to take legal action against employers.

Lots of good advice from members on here. Good luck!!

Thanks to everyone who responded with helpful advice and support!🌻

An update: After a restless night for hubz and I, the meeting he had in the morning with the owner and his manager went well. Turns out hubz was being blamed for easily solved issues that HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. Seems (to me) that because he works 100% remotely that things that fall through the crack (as things sometimes do) would get thrown his way in his absence. Instead of ANY discussion, this 'death by a thousand cuts' built up to a formal letter copied to HR, stating the issues may force the company to replace him.

As he reminded them that he has only asked for more work and their repeated assurance that contracts & jobs were coming, it seems their bias lifted and everyone is back on track... for now.

We'll see, but it's hard to trust this won't happen again. Planning accordingly.

That's good news his meeting went well. Unfortunately, you can't trust management or an owner.

Back in late 2022, right before I had my surgery... I was in a meeting with engineers, managers, and the Director of Manufacturing, who was giving me an award for quickly and perfectly fabricating critical satellite parts. Contract "job shops" around the country had "no bid" the contract due to extremely tight size tolerances and material that was very expensive. Without the parts..... the satellite wasn't gonna visit space anytime soon. As the Director gave me a "atta boy" certificate and a nice cash bonus, he said: "What would we do if you weren't here?" I had really saved their ass. A year and a few months later... I was laid off after 28 years of service.

At another company I spent 10 years at: It was bought by a competitor. On Friday, right before the new company took over on Monday, our owner had a meeting with all the employees. He assured us our jobs were safe and all would be OK. One of my coworkers was an older, experienced guy. After the meeting, he told me "bullshit." Told me to take all my tool boxes home now. I heeded his advice, rented a U-Haul, and took home 3 huge roll away tool boxes. Monday came. As I arrived at work, a huge crowd was at the front door, which was locked, and security guards were everywhere. Eventually we were told to meet with the head of HR at another building. It was sad. HR lady was crying as she announced the facility was shut down. Then handed out final paychecks + 60 days pay to comply with the WARN act. Many employees had worked there for over 30 years with the owner. Everyone was booted. It took employees weeks to get their tool boxes. They had to prove none of it was company owned. Never heard anything from the original owner.. he disappeared.

Be sure to file a written response with HR. He wants to be sure that if he leaves, it is on his own terms.

I agree with beach boy and sue.. cover yur ass in all areas of this. Write notes who you spoke to, when, why. Details baby! Kojak agrees too

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Nice example of a sexy bald man too! Harkening back to another thread.🤪