I have irrital bowel syndrome and I got a not from my doctor. I also missed days because I was in a hospital. The law firm I worked for lost the notes from my doctor and fired me.
Did you get a lawyer? That’s an easy settlement.
Amazon Staffer Says She Was Fired over Bathroom Breaks for Bowel Issue
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
A one-hour trip to urgent care, or even an email or phone call to the doctor's office likely would've handled this.
Going to urgent care to get a routine doctor's note for a non-urgent situation wouldn't be covered by insurance, would it?
Walk-in clinics are affordable and frequently faster than urgent care.
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Someone with diagnosed IBS could get a note in an email exchange with their primary physician.
Sure, if pre-employment, one had the privilege of having a primary physician.
As someone with a pretty good job in software, I don't have a primary physician, because what's "in network" changes every time I switch companies.
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#24As bad as it is losing your job, is she infact have a bowel problem. Then she can look forward to a nice settlement .
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#25> According to the filing, when she told a manager in November about her IBS and that she needed to use the bathroom up to six times a day, the manager told her to get a doctor's note. It appeared from the filing that Olivero didn't get the note. > Olivero then said in the filing that in January her manager said she was going to be written up, and that she'd need to get a doctor's note within five days. That seems...…
They should not require doctors notes for using the bathroom. Be a human.
Literally this. Just more vindictive management at Amazon.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not requiring a doctor's note for going to the restroom infrequently seems a bit more on the reasonable end. I'd have more sympathy for Amazon if, say, she was AWOL from work for more than an hour a day with no explanation. Humans are not machines and deserve some flexibility with their time.
to me 6 times during working hours is frequent by any measure, but that's hardly the important thing here. there has to be a line somewhere. is 8 frequent? 10? there is some threshold X, what we care about most is the response to crossing it and the response seems eminently reasonable. getting a note in 2 months is just not a draconian requirement no matter how it is spun. i have to give benefit of the doubt and assu…
In theory you should be using the bathroom every 2 hours if you are drinking the right amount of water. That is 4 times in 8 hours, so 6 is not a lot
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#27> According to the filing, when she told a manager in November about her IBS and that she needed to use the bathroom up to six times a day, the manager told her to get a doctor's note. It appeared from the filing that Olivero didn't get the note. > Olivero then said in the filing that in January her manager said she was going to be written up, and that she'd need to get a doctor's note within five days. That seems...…
I doubt in 60 days one can accumulate 1 day of sick time to use to go to the doctor. An unexcused absence during the probationary period would likely result in immediate termination.
I think the 2 weeks sick time and unlimited unpaid sick time off were still in effect, not to mention a full day off probably isn't required.
Not to say these policies are grand or the working conditions are anywhere near reasonable just that the claim from the lawsuit it was a disability violation seems like it will be difficult to argue vs just being a shitty place to work.
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#28I have irrital bowel syndrome and I got a not from my doctor. I also missed days because I was in a hospital. The law firm I worked for lost the notes from my doctor and fired me.
Did you get a lawyer? That’s an easy settlement.
Really? That seems like the worst situation tbh, being put in a position where you are suing people with legal expertise, and in a scenario where you could be afraid of being blacklisted for any future prospects. IANAL, but the law field seems to be very prone to elitism and group cohorting.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
to me 6 times during working hours is frequent by any measure, but that's hardly the important thing here. there has to be a line somewhere. is 8 frequent? 10? there is some threshold X, what we care about most is the response to crossing it and the response seems eminently reasonable. getting a note in 2 months is just not a draconian requirement no matter how it is spun. i have to give benefit of the doubt and assu…
In theory you should be using the bathroom every 2 hours if you are drinking the right amount of water. That is 4 times in 8 hours, so 6 is not a lot
No, this is not correct. I drink a gallon of water each day and go 3-4 times.
Also, this isn’t for pee breaks as the employee referenced a bowel issue.