Is there anything I can do if my employer won’t let me go back to full-time after dropping to part-time due to my daughter’s medical condition?
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Is there anything I can do if my employer won’t let me go back to full-time after dropping to part-time due to my daughter’s medical condition?
My daughter was born with a deformity. Due to her surgery and having to go back to the Mayo clinic once a week, I had to drop to 32 hours a week; I was running out of vacation pay. I thought this would benefit everyone. The verbal agreement was that I could return to full-time once her appointments went to once a month. Now they do not want to let me return to full-time.
Asked on July 7, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately I'm afraid that here really isn't much that you can do about all of this. In an "at will" employment situation an employer can hire/fire at its discretion and increase/decrease salary/hours, promote/demote, and generally impose requirements as it sees fit. This is true unless company policy or a union/employment contract provides otherwise, or your employer's actions are the result of discrimination employer can make. In turn, an employee can work for an employer or not, their choice.
Since you did not indicate that any of the above exceptions are applicable to your case, you have no grounds for claime against your employer.
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