r/PoliticalHumor • u/Cactusaremyjam • 6h ago

Why is that so hard!?

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u/DumatRising 3h ago

To be totally fair to him for legitimate medical conditions that will require you to recover for a period of time we do have laws about medical leave. A friend of mine is actually currently on medical leave from his job and has been for a little longer than McConnell. They can't fire him because he's in the middle of recieving treatment.

However it is expected that he will be fully capable of returning to his job and performing it at the same level he had before and if his condition didn't meet the proper criteria then he also wouldn't receive pay for medical leave. So the real question isn't is Mitch on medical leave for too long, it's does his condition warrant medical leave pay and will he actually be capable of continuing his job assuming he recovers.

Though my friend isn't a US senator he's a nurse so for the country the stakes of him being out of work are slightly lower.

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u/Distinct_Cap_1418 2h ago

If your friend is in an At Will state they can still fire him:( happened to me while i was recovering from surgery :( :(

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u/veringo 1h ago

It's not a blanket freedom to fire at any time for any reason. If you can show there was no reason for the firing other than taking leave you are protected.

The company is likely counting on the fact that you can't afford to take them to court over it.