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Friday night Aug. 7th at 7:13 P.M. my employer called to let me know they were letting me go. Let me start at the beginning, I found out I was pregnaunt 2 days after the job was offered to me, i told my boss a week and 1/2 later. Mon. Aug. 3rd I went to work I was still in very much training,the girl that suppose to train me had only worked there for 3 months herself, she really didn't have much time to train me and the office manager was also the receptionist and answered all insurance claims. So needless to say once i learned the very basics i was left on my own mostly with no real taining on how to do the paperwork. Tues. morning Aug. 4th I called in because I was cramping and bleeding and when ure pregnaunt thats never a good thing, I spent all day in the ER, about 5 P.M. I called the owners to tell them what the doctor had said and that he said I should stay home for acouple days, I had a note from the ER to excusing me from work 8/4-8/7 and Fridays the office is closed anyway. I had talked to the owner almost every day this week to let them know what was going on and about the doctors appointments I had to have because they still didn't know if I was still carrying the baby and I was due back in a week to see if the baby was still there and more blood work. Obvouisly when I got the call I was totally caught off guard because I had always asked them what do I need to work on anything to make me better at my job, they would make acouple comments like work on your spelling for this medication or illness, but nothing like they said why they fired me. She said that I had messes up om some paper work and they just didn't think I was right for the job. My honest opion is when I told told the doctor I was pregnaunt he said it was an inconvienence, which the baby wasn't planned and I was just starting a new job, so it wasn't the best timing, but after the complications early that week I believe it was that they didnt want to deal with a complicated pregnauncy in the work place, cut their losses, and gave me an excuse they could use. Am I entitled to unemplyment with only working their for a month, is them firing me at home off the clock legal? What is your advice???
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: Missouri Already Tried: Just seek legal advice cause I don't know what the laws are for my situation. I live in Newton county I worked in Jasper county
Unemployment benefits are based on your total wages during the previous work year. Benefit amounts differ in each State jurisdiction. Easiest thing to do is simply apply for unemployment benefits and see what happens.
Re the pregnancy leave, you did not work for the employer long enough to qualify for job protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act. However, you may be able to show that your job termination was due to the pregnancy, and if you can, then you would be protected from termination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Your employer must have at least 15 employees under federal law, for you to have this protection (although in some State jurisdictions, the number is XXXXX lower (e.g., CT=9; CA=5).
You may want to contact a local employment rights attorney and see if he/she will take your case on a contingency. Based on your facts, I think you have a pretty good shot.
Even if not, you can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, at: http://www.eeoc.gov/.
For a lawyer referral, see: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/lris/directory/ and http://www.martindale.com/.
Hope this helps.
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Are there are any stating in missouri that firing some one off the clock after hours is illegal cause don't they have to give me my check?
RSMo 290.110 requires that a terminated employee be paid within 7 days of termination. Otherwise, the employee's wage continues to accrue until payment is made (no to exceed 60 days), and the employee can sue for violation of the statute.
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