Accurate enough to make a point about prescription drug addiction. #StayVigilant
What Senator Warren said.
In Beltway circles, Senator Bernie Sanders' proposals might be written off as a liberal fever dream at best and detached from the realities of governance in a closely divided country at worst. But at the Sauk County Fairgrounds, where he spoke framed against golden farm fields, activists gave the senator rousing standing ovations.
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THINK OF THIS STORY BEFORE YOU STOP AT ANY CHICK-FIL-A: "A Colorado breast cancer survivor said Chick-fil-A is cutting her insurance and demoting her just after... she took leave for a double mastectomy. To Daphne Richards, a newly-divorced mother with two children to support, Chick-fil-A's family-friendly values and healthcare coverage seemed like a perfect fit. "I lived in Indiana my entire life, and I relocated for this job," said Richards. "I could move up the ladder, and the owner told me 'Maybe someday, you could own your own store."
She started late last year as shift manager at the Larkridge Chick-fil-A in Thornton. But in May, Richards got the diagnosis. "I had double breast cancer in both breasts," she said. She would need a bilateral mastectomy and weeks to recover.
THINK OF THIS STORY BEFORE YOU STOP AT ANY CHICK-FIL-A: "A Colorado breast cancer survivor said Chick-fil-A is cutting her insurance and demoting her just after... she took leave for a double mastectomy. To Daphne Richards, a newly-divorced mother with two children to support, Chick-fil-A's family-friendly values and healthcare coverage seemed like a perfect fit. "I lived in Indiana my entire life, and I relocated for this job," said Richards. "I could move up the ladder, and the owner told me 'Maybe someday, you could own your own store."
She started late last year as shift manager at the Larkridge Chick-fil-A in Thornton. But in May, Richards got the diagnosis. "I had double breast cancer in both breasts," she said. She would need a bilateral mastectomy and weeks to recover.
"For this company, when tragedy struck, they stepped up," said Frederick Schaefer, the attorney for Chick-fil-A at Larkridge. "Even though she didn't qualify for continuing benefits during her work hiatus under the Family Medical Leave Act, the store continued to pay for her health insurance coverage during her medical leave."
Just after she was cleared by her doctor to come back to work last week, though, she said the store owner delivered a shocking blow. "She said,'I no longer have a full-time management position for you, and you will no longer be receiving healthcare benefits after September,'" said Richards. "She said something about reconstructing or reconfiguring the business." Richards' documents show that not only was she being demoted, she was going from a 40-plus hour work week to a 10-to-15-hour week and her hourly wage was dropping from $14 to $10 per hour. She believes it is a clear case of discrimination.
"What else could it be?" said Richards. "I'm receiving my bills now from my surgery. They're astronomical. I'm wondering, 'Is this raising her premiums? Is she worried about the future surgeries?'" Schaefer said that the decision to "offer" reduced hours was because the store owner,
Barrie Goettsche, "was concerned about the effect of a full-time workload after traumatic surgery." He said the store is now willing to offer her 30 to 35 hours.
However, he said that Richards was demoted because of her performance prior to leave, not because of health reasons. "Barrie said Daphne had been written up a number of times, at least two times prior to the medical leave," said Schaefer.
Richards said that she has never been written up and has a letter from Goettsche praising her performance in April.
"Daphne is a very sensitive, loving and compassionate person," Richards read from the letter. "I know she will continue to be a valuable asset and resource to the restaurant as she gains more experience, responsibility and time under her belt."
"Employers never admit to discrimination," said Rachel Arnow-Richman, director of the Workplace Law Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, speaking generally about similar complaints. "An employer will always come forward with a justification for the termination based on a lawful reason." ~ from the article
It would be funny how similar extremists are around the world if it wasn't so tragic.
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