Sue,
Call the EEOC for your district and begin the process of filing a complaint under the
Americans with Disabilities Act.  Do NOT delay because there are time limits for filing.  If
you need any further help please feel free to contact me off-list.

Greg
47/35/35
:)


** Original Subject: PD DISCRIMINATION--LONG
> ** Original Sender: sue weiler <[log in to unmask]>
> ** Original Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:10:46 -0500

> ** Original Message follows...

>
> I CAME TO MY JOB FROM A JOB I DIDN'T LIKE.  MY REASON
> FOR CHOOSING THIS JOBB WAS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAD
> WORKED THERE IN THE SUMMERS WHILE SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
> SHE RECEIVED REGULAR RAISES AND THEY WERE VERY NICE TO HER.
>          I APPLIED FOR THE JOB ON FRI. JULY 30, 1998 AND WAS TOLD THAT
> I HAD THE JOB IF I WANTED IT, BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO START ON
> SUN. AUGUST 1ST.  I TOOK THE JOB.
>          I WAS TREATED WELL AT FIRST AND GOT ONE RAISE THE FOLLOW-
> ING APRIL AFTER A REVIEW WHICH SAID I WAS ON TIME, WILLING TO
WORK AND
> DEPENDABLE.   I GOT  ALONG WELL WITH MY FELLOW EMPLOYEES.
>          DURING THIS TIME IT BECAME OBVIOUS TO ME THAT MY HANDS
> HAD BEGUN SHAKING AND I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND VERY STIFF.
> IN DECEMBER OF 1998 I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
> SINCE MY CO-WORKERS KNEW THAT I HAD BEEN TO SEE THE DOCTOR,
> ABOUT SIX OF THEM GATHERED AROUND ME THE NEXT MORNING TO
> ASK WHAT I HAD LEARNED AND TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERN.  I
WANTED
> TO BE THE ONE TO TELL MY EMPLOYERS SO IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT
> I WENT IN SEARCH OF ONE OF THEM.  I FOUND BOSS #1 IN THE BACK
ROOM
> AND TOLD HER ABOUT MY DIAGNOSIS.
>          THIS WAS HER RESPONSE:  WELL SUE, THERE WAS ANOTHER LADY
> WHO WORKED HERE WHO HAD THAT AND SHE GOT SO NERVOUS THAT
> SHE HAD TO QUIT.  I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE SHOP, I'M WORRIED
> ABOUT YOU.  IF YOU GET NERVOUS, YOU'LL MAKE THE GIRLS NERVOUS
> AND IF THE GIRLS ARE NERVOUS, THE CUSTOMERS WILL BE NERVOUS.
> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF JOBS IN DOOR COUNTY THAT ARE
> LESS STRESSFUL THAN THIS ONE.
>          THAT WAS THE LAST THING ANY OF THE FOUR EMPLOYERS EVER
> SAID TO ME ABOUT MY ILLNESS.  NONE OF THEM EVER ASKED HOW I
> WAS DOING.  NONE OF THEM EVER MADE ANY ACCOMMODATIONS TO
> MY ILLNESS AND ITS SYMPTOMS.  MY CO-WORKERS ON THE OTHER
> HAND WERE WONDERFUL.  THEY SHOWED INTEREST IN ME AND
> CONTINUED CONCERN AND HELPED ME WHEN I NEEDED IT.
>          ONE OF OUR JOBS DURING THE SLOW SEASON IS TO MARK
> (UNWRAP AND PUT PRICE TAGS ON) NEW MERCHANDISE.  THAT
> WINTER IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WOULD BE ASSIGNED NUMBERED
> SHELVES TO WORK ON.  WE CAME IN EACH MORNING AND THERE
> WAS A NUMBER ALONGSIDE OUR NAMES AND THAT SHELF WAS
> TO BE FINISHED BEFORE THE DAY WAS OVER.  ONE DAY I CAME
> IN AND THERE WERE TWO NUMBERS BESIDE MY NAME AND ONE
> BESIDE EVERYONE ELSE'S.
>          I CONTINUED TO WORK FULL TIME AND IN THE SPRING WAS
> ASKED TO TRANSFER TO THEIR SHOP IN ANOTHER TOWN WHERE I WAS
ONE
> OF TWO PEOPLE WHO RAN THE SHOP ALL SUMMER AND RIGHT UP TO
> CHRISTMAS.
>          RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING MY FATHER WAS PUT IN THE
> HOSPITAL AND DETERMINED TO NEED NURSING HOME CARE.  MY
> MOTHER ASKED ME TO COME TO MILWAUKEE FOR A WEEK TO HELP
> HER LOOK AT NURSING HOMES AND MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS.
> THIS WAS UNEXPECTED TIME OFF FOR ME BUT I OKAYED IT WITH
> BOSS #2 BEFORE I LEFT.  THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MOVE
> BOTH MY PARENTS TO A FACILITY THAT HAS ACCOMMODATIONS
> FOR BOTH OF THEIR NEEDS.  THAT MOVE WOULD REQUIRE ME TO
> TAKE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS OFF IN JANUARY.  AS SOON AS I GOT
> BACK FROM THE THANKSGIVING TRIP I OKAYED THE JANUARY
> TIME OFF WITH BOSS #2.  I ALSO HAD RESERVED FOUR DAYS (DEC 27-30)
> BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED.  I DECIDED IF I WAS GOING TO HAVE
> THESE TWO LONG PERIODS OFF, I NEEDED TO WORK DEC 27 & 28
> (THE OTHER TWO DAYS WERE MY REGULAR DAYS OFF).  SO I ASKED
> BOSS #2 IF I COULD WORK THOSE TWO DAYS AND HE SAID NO,WE HAVE
> PLENTY OF PEOPLE TO COVER DURING THAT TIME.  GO AHEAD AND
> TAKE THE TIME OFF.
>          MY DAUGHTER DECIDED TO COME HOME FOR A FEW DAYS AT
> CHRISTMAS, SO THOUGH I WORKED CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE DAY
> AFTER CHRISTMAS I WAS GLAD TO BE AVAILABLE TO DRIVE HER TO THE
> BUS IN GREEN BAY ON THE 27TH.  ON CHRISTMAS EVE I TALKED TO
BOSS #2
> ON THE PHONE TO VERIFY THAT HE DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO WORK
> ON THE 27TH AND 28TH.  HE AGAIN SAID NO, WE HAVE PLENTY OF
PEOPLE
> TO COVER DURING THAT TIME.  GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE TIME OFF.
>          I TOOK THE TWO DAYS OFF AND MY REGULAR DAYS OFF AND
> RETURNED TO WORK ON THAT FRIDAY.  I WAS MET AT THE DOOR BY
> BOSS #2 & #3.  BOSS #2  ASKED ME WHY I WASN'T AT WORK
> THOSE TWO DAYS AND I REMINDED HIM THAT I HAD WANTED TO WORK
> THOSE DAYS BUT HE HAD SAID NOT TO.  HIS ANSWER WAS OH, I MEANT
> WE DIDN'T NEED YOU AT THE SISTER BAY STORE.  HOWEVER AT THAT
> TIME I WAS ONLY WORKING IN FISH CREEK.  BOSS #3 PROCEEDED TO
> LECTURE ME ABOUT NOT BEING DEPENDABLE AND RESPONSIBLE.
>          THIS WAS THE SAME DAY THAT I RECEIVED THE JANUARY
SCHEDULE.
> OF COURSE I WAS TAKING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OFF TO HELP MY
> PARENTS MOVE, BUT IN THE LAST SIXTEEN DAYS OF THE MONTH I HAD
> BEEN CROSSED OFF SIX DAYS OF MY SCHEDULED TIME.  I ASKED WHY
> AND BOSS #2 SAID I CAN'T JUSTIFY IT.
>          OUT OF 29 DAYS IN FEBRUARY I WAS ONLY SCHEDULED FOR
> 14 DAYS.  I THEN RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT I WAS NO LONGER
> A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE AND THAT THE COMPANY WOULD NO LONGER
> COVER ANY OF MY INSURANCE.  I WENT TO BOSS #2 AND ASKED IF THIS
> WAS GOING TO BE PERMANENT AND HE SAID I DON'T KNOW-I GUESS.
> I THEN ASKED WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME.  HE SAID WE'RE NOT
> SINGLING YOU OUT.  IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE DOING A TERRIBLE
> JOB.  IT'S JUST THAT THE OTHER GIRLS DO IT BETTER.
>          I QUIT MY JOB ON FEB. 21ST BECAUSE I WAS PAYING THEM $65
> MORE PER MONTH FOR MY INSURANCE THAN THEY WERE PAYING
> ME FOR ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK WORKING.
>          I AM THINKING OF SUING FOR DISCRIMINATION.  WHAT DO YOU
> ALL THINK.  MIGHT I HAVE A CASE? ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW
> TO PROCEED.
>          THANKS AHEAD OF TIME AND APOLOGIES FOR THE CAPS.  SUE


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