“He was coming so fast, there wasn’t any time to move all the way out the way”

Scott-Windham returned to Mobile Wednesday night with the bullet still in her foot, along with multiple fractures.

She’ll need to return to an orthopedist in two weeks to check on her foot. But the Amazon warehouse where she works denied her request for a leave of absence, and she worries she’ll have to find a new job once she’s recovered.

  • myplacedk@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    They do here.

    If you fire someone just for getting sick, you can expect the union to sue you. They have really good lawyers. Your best option is to settle out of court. And now you are not popular with the union, giving you less leeway in the next case.

    It just easier and cheaper to do the right thing, which includes documentation of how you did your best to make it work.