krebs - arbeiten - gekündigt - neues urteil

hallo

für alle die mal in eine soche üble situation kommen sollten gibt es ein neues urteil, das einen schützen kann - wenn man es kennt.

hier die info

Zitat

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When Steve’s Music fired Shelley Altman two years ago, she probably wondered if she had the strength to fight back.

After all, Ms. Altman was 57 years old and dying of lung cancer. She had no husband, no children, no deep financial pockets and was undergoing rigorous rounds of treatment.

Ms. Altman gathered what energy she had and did hit back. She sued the company for wrongful dismissal, pushing so hard that when doctors told her she had six months to live, she asked to have the trial date moved up so she would be around for the ruling.

The decision came out last month and Ms. Altman won a sweeping victory. The judge awarded her 22 months salary, a host of other payments and tacked on $55,000 in “moral” and punitive damages, bringing the total above $200,000. Steve's isn't appealing and a company official declined comment.

In a ruling delivered with an extraordinarily castigating tone, Madam Justice Katherine Corrick sent a strong message to companies about how they treat employees who are fighting serious illness but can still do some work. Experts say the ruling will make it harder for companies to quietly push these employees out the door.

“Workplace issues are huge problems for cancer patients,” said Madeline Li, a Toronto psychiatrist who specializes in cancer patients and treated Ms. Altman. “It’s true with any medical illness. You can’t discriminate based on an illness.” She added that “most cancer patients don’t have t

und so weiter

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quelle

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nati...article1995847/

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na schau mal an habe doch neulich erst in der zeitung einen aehnlichen artikel gelesen ,wie sich das aehnelt

http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/a...egen-Krebs.html




lg angelika