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902536 tn?1326914250

being fired for health issues??

hey ladies, i have a question for you. i was working as a waitress at a resturant for about 2.5 months and over the weekend i was let go becauser of health issues. WTF! i have been talking to alot of ppl around school and **** and they say that it is illegal! do u think they are right that they should mot have fired me because of medical issues?

tell me what you think
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1462588 tn?1345061795
If you were only there two and a half months then the employer has every right to terminate employment. Most employers place new employees under a 90 day probationary period to determine if the employee is dependable. So it seems you got canned right before that 90 day period was about to conclude. I would still contact the labor department or a labor management attorney to discuss what options may be available to you. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!
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1530458 tn?1302128938
the girls that answered above are correct.
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1002983 tn?1349822086
So what are they actually firing you for?  Is it because you've had to take masses of sick leave?  You need to read your contract, but also, you need to find out your rights from someone who know about employees rights etc.  Know your rights, and take it from there, something doesn't seem right, but then, I don't know all the details, even so, it shouldn't be this easy just to fire somebody like this.  I hope you're OK, and getting your health problems sorted out.  Remember I asked you, are you on Facebook??  
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134578 tn?1693250592
You'd have to go over the specifics of the situation with a lawyer to know if what they did is legal or illegal.  Size of the business comes into it -- a very small restaurant might be not subject to rules that a larger place is subject to.  The agreement you signed when you got hired -- is this a fire-at-will place?  Whether you have been absent a lot (especially when they were expecting you, did you give them short notice a lot?)  Things like that.  
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