When enforcing strict adherence to company policy and legal employment obligations, it's probably important that you understand those obligations first. It's also incredibly likely that someone who has been navigating the ins and outs of those legal obligations out of necessity for their livelihood will know more about them than you, an average Joe manager, do. Just an important reminder of the fact that being in charge doesn't necessarily mean that you have the most experience in every given situation and know all the answers, and if you go to throw your weight around without having any knowledge of the situation, you're just going to look the fool.
While this worker was working with some chronic health issues, she became certified under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an act that allows certified workers "to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons," essentially prohibiting employers from retaliating against eligible workers.
As these stories often go, everything was going just fine until a new boss arrived on the scene. Despite receiving constant praise and good feedback from the new boss, the worker was blindsided by a sudden summoning from HR, where the HR rep and boss tried their best to accuse her of scamming the company through abuse of her FMLA certification. A move that wasn't going to go the way that they had pictured…
This story is a heck of a read, and you can see screen grabs of the original story as it was shared online by the Original Poster below. There are important lessons to be gleaned here for workers about always being prepared to back yourself with receipts, just in case an ill-intended new manager decides they have something against you.
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