Let Go on Maternity Leave in MI
I have worked for a small private company for 12 years. I went on maternity leave for 12 weeks after the birth of my son. During my last week of leave, I received a phone call at home from my supervisor saying that I didn't have a job to come back to. They have told me personally that it had nothing to do with me - in fact, I am well liked and have been an exemplary employee who did very good work for them. I was told that if I signed a legal document they want me to agree to, then they'd offer me 90 days of health insurance. Part of the document says that I agree not to sue them for any reason. They have also implied that there may be freelance work available in the future. I feel like I have to sign the document because I desperately need the health insurance with a new baby. I tried to apply for MICHILD, Michigans gov't sponsored insurance, but my husband makes a little too much money to qualify. His employer does not offer any health insurance, and we can't afford COBRA.
The company produces training materials for mass market. I was in charge of developing the web-based training products. They also let go the individuals in charge of the other training product lines (CD-ROM and video). They have told me that the company is just not going to be in the production end of things anymore. I was not offered another position in the company. I'm not sure what the financial status of the company is, but I know that sales were not good this past year.
Can they do this to me, and is there anything I can do regarding the health insurance? My husband had been looking for a job for months prior to my situation, but has not been having any luck. The pressure is on to find a new job in less than 90 days that offers insurance. If that doesn't happen, I don't know what we'll do about the baby.
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03-23-2005, 08:00 AM
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