Posted on 05/30/2013 8:05:24 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
GUILTY! KILL IT WITH FIRE!
Calling Gloria Allred!
Laz would hit it
Gloria Alred is just an attention whore and it is hard to believe she even makes any money off what she doesn't really do.
I'm thinking of a real John Edwards type...a good ass scam lawyer who can “channel up some dead kids” during summations and tell the jury how ‘little Debbie doesn't being dead because of that bad defendant’, like he is known for.
“however I don’t know how they could have done so with medical privacy”
Maybe because she never filed any insurance claims for doctors/hospital visits? Th school would certainly hear about that.
I wonder how many days in a row she took off, what sort of sick day policy they had and whether she was covered under FMLA.
Many private employers have rules that state if you take 3 or more consecutive sick days, you must provide a doctor’s note upon returning to work. I don’t know if that is the case with most school districts but I think that it is legal to have such a policy, IIRC even union employers. Also under FMLA, whether taking medical leave for a serious health condition over an extended period of time, consecutive days or taking intermittent or reduced schedule leave for a serious health condition under FMLA, the employer may require a doctor’s certification.
Probably several ways, one that comes to mind is...the school was negligent in not verifying her condition from the get go...however I don’t know how they could have done so with medical privacy and all...but she can claim that is not her fault.
Even under existing HIPAA laws, an employer may under FMLA, require certification from a doctor.
Certification
(Q) Am I required to prove that I have a serious health condition?
An employer may require that the need for leave for a serious health condition of the employee or the employee’s immediate family member be supported by a certification issued by a health care provider. The employer must allow the employee at least 15 calendar days to obtain the medical certification.
(Q) What happens if my employer says my medical certification is incomplete?
An employer must advise the employee if it finds the certification is incomplete and allow the employee a reasonable opportunity to cure the deficiency. The employer must state in writing what additional information is necessary to make the certification complete and sufficient and must allow the employee at least seven calendar days to cure the deficiency, unless seven days is not practicable under particular circumstances despite the employee’s diligent good faith efforts.
(Q) Can my employer make me get a second opinion?
An employer may require a second or third medical opinion (at the employer’s expense) if he or she has reason to doubt the validity of the medical certification.
(Q) Do I have to give my employer my medical records for leave due to a serious health condition?
No. An employee is not required to give the employer his or her medical records. The employer, however, does have a statutory right to request that an employee provide medical certification containing sufficient medical facts to establish that a serious health condition exists.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/fmla-faqs.htm
It sounds to me as if the school district just took her word for it and never required any sort of certification as they would have been within their rights to require.
Yes, and she will get a nice promotion also.
Is there a disease known as “fear of third graders”:
http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=85845
and is it fatal???
I have found, chicks that look like this are THE CRAZIEST of them all.
That was my first question, and how can it not just be tossed out?
I'd put serious money against the school being able to fire her.
Ha. I remember that one. – “pedophobia”
Teacher Has Fear of Kids So She Sues School for Making Her Teach Them
That “disease” should be more aptly named: “You chose the wrong profession and wasted a lot of money on a degree in Education, but I hear that Wal–Mart is hiring.”
Terrible eyebrows... and hair...
I have 210 sick days accumulated. Always treated it like an insurance policy. I can get a partial payment when I retire,but don't plan to play the system. I actually enjoy going to work.
I want a full body shot before declaring her ineligible for a BJ Clinton post-POTUS pardon.
The fact that the district has to go through so many hoops to terminate this fraudster is everything that’s wrong with public employment today.
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