it's official i'm jobless.

[stroh]

Hmmm.  Multi bummer.

Sounds like you've got a good grip on it.  Best of luck.  We'll be here pulling for you, and help with expertise in many areas if you need it. 

[birdymaker]

sue thosse mofo's for every $.01

not interested in suing anyone. just want what the law says i am due. 

[spacey]

Poopy.

[Uisce Beatha]

That blows.  Best of luck.

[Clive]

so if it wasn't for the accident i would still be employed, but they said they let me go due to a lack off work.

my wife wants me to talk to the lawyer tomorrow. there is several things in play here. the insurance company (according to my wifes friend who works in the industry), has to keep paying my lost wages if i lost my job due to the accident.

Talk with him/her, but I suspect it's a dead end.  MI is an at-will employment state, so they can terminate employees based on high wages/salaries.  (Although if the higher-earning employees seem to be predominantly those of age 40 or older ...)  If they have any smarts whatsoever, they will never state that you were separated because of your injuries or for taking maximum FMLA leave.

If they had this layoff in the works for a little while (i.e., before you were cleared for work, which it sounds like) and the targeting was based on high-earners, it's going to be a severely uphill battle to prove that your particular termination was for another reason.

But MI at-will employment law isn't simple, so definitely talk to the lawyer.

[birdymaker]

well, there is the fact that i was the only non production employee terminated. 

[stroh]

Hey!  I'm a non production employee too!   

[Clive]

but i had to feel sorry for most of these people the majority of which are production workers, ...

Yeah, I guess technically speaking, one is a minority.

 

[Spanky]

Man sorry to hear that. Hope things work out.

[MFAWG]

There does seem to be alot of that going around these days.

[Teed]

Sorry to hear that.   I hope things work out for you!