UPDATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2011-KIDNEY DONOR PUT BACK ON SALARY-NOT EXACTLY!
Rendon told our Claudia Gomez that she had used her vacation time to care for her terminally ill mother, and then had to take a leave to help her son with the kidney donation.
When asked if the company would revise its policy and procedure, Berry said, "that's not on me, that's on someone above me."
The Rendon story put new attention on the federal FMLA rules, which don’t apply to people working at companies with fewer than 50 employees, and also not to employees at some larger companies.
Still, the story drew immediate reaction locally and nationally, with ABC News calling on Rendon the day after our story, and various national and global outlets carrying a shorter version of our story used by the Associated Press.
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This is another of those seemingly unbelievable actions by an Employer who appears to not be remotely human. My friend Rob brought this story to my attention.
Here is their specific offer and it comes with a "CATCH" , they don't have to rehire her or continue to pay her. Would you trust them? I wouldn't, they are doing this because of the bad PR and not out of goodness. I wouldn't trust them at all to change the offer in a nano second, once this bad publicity goes away.
If this Company was genuine about having
made a mistake and recognized the cruelty
of their actions, why not simply rehire
this woman now to her job, instead of hiding
behind legal mumbo jumbo that doesn't
legally require them to pay her or hire
her back. Smells dishonest and not worth
the paper it is printed on coming from these
slime balls.
We will see, good for Mrs.Rendon that she
has a lawyer now to defend hersef
against these bullies.
made a mistake and recognized the cruelty
of their actions, why not simply rehire
this woman now to her job, instead of hiding
behind legal mumbo jumbo that doesn't
legally require them to pay her or hire
her back. Smells dishonest and not worth
the paper it is printed on coming from these
slime balls.
We will see, good for Mrs.Rendon that she
has a lawyer now to defend hersef
against these bullies.
Updated: Wednesday, 14 Sep 2011, 6:21 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011, 5:07 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011, 5:07 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA - Fox 29 first brought you the story of a Philadelphia mom who lost her job after giving a kidney to her son. On Tuesday, Claudia Rendon’s boss says the decision was a mistake, and the company will start paying her: with a catch.
Rendon did what almost any mother would do. When her son's kidneys failed, she gave him one of her own.
Rendon told our Claudia Gomez that she had used her vacation time to care for her terminally ill mother, and then had to take a leave to help her son with the kidney donation.
"Any parent in the world would do that for your son. If they say your son needs your heart, you would give it to them in a second, rip it out,” she said. “I don't care, I’ll do it as long as my son lives."
Rendon needed time to recover from the surgery, so she took a leave of absence from her job at the Aviation Institute Of Maintenance.
When doctors cleared her to return to work last week, her boss, Kyle Berry, told her he had filled her job.
On Monday, we asked Berry why the company made the move. He had no comment and asked Fox 29 to leave. We also spoke with the company, which said it was within its legal rights to let Rendon go.
A day later, Berry told Fox 29 he was wrong. We asked Berry why the change of heart.
“We had time to reconsider. It was simply a mistake."
“We had time to reconsider. It was simply a mistake."
Berry then read from a prepared statement, which said Rendon would be paid her full salary until another position opened at the company.
Fox 29 asked Berry if the Aviation Institute Of Maintenance would pay Rendon until she can reapply, and then decide if they would give her the job back after it received her application."Yes, that's what the letter states,” Berry said.
We then asked if the offer was not the same thing as giving Rendon her job back."No, it's according to our policy and procedure,” Berry said.
When asked if the company would revise its policy and procedure, Berry said, "that's not on me, that's on someone above me."
Fox 29 also spoke with the president of the company, who said he just learned of the situation on Tuesday and he placed a call to Rendon.
Fox 29 then spoke with Rendon and she told us she is skeptical about the offer and she has retained a lawyer.
The Rendon story put new attention on the federal FMLA rules, which don’t apply to people working at companies with fewer than 50 employees, and also not to employees at some larger companies.
FMLA covers an employee for 12 weeks and Rendon took off less time than that. But she also worked for a company with fewer than 50 employees, and those companies operate under different FMLA rules.
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This is another of those seemingly unbelievable actions by an Employer who appears to not be remotely human. My friend Rob brought this story to my attention.
Claudia Rendon received some of the worst news a mother could get when doctors delivered the news her son Alex was in desperate need of a life-saving transplant.
She had used up her holiday time earlier that year, following her mother and her uncle's deaths - and her father's diagnosis with leukemia. 'God gave me the blessing of being able to give my son my kidney,' she said.
But her bosses at the Aviation Institute Of Maintenance, in Northeast Philadelphia, were not so understanding.
When she attempted to return to work last week, her supervisor told her he had filled her position - despite the company touting her as a 'good employee', reports Fox News.
Disgusting behavior by an Employer, a boss, once again. There seems to be no limit to the inhuman, lack of compassion, cruel, actions of others.
Where do these subhumans come from? Didn't they have a mother and father, don't they have a heart. I suppose their behavior speaks for itself. Bastards!
MOM LOSES JOB AFTER KIDNEY DONATION TO HER SON
Updated: Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011, 12:15 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 12 Sep 2011, 5:11 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 12 Sep 2011, 5:11 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA - "A Philadelphia mother ready to return to work after giving her son a kidney finds out she doesn't have a job to return to.
More: Lawyer Explains MLA Laws, How Donor Was Fired
If you're a mom, chances are you'd do anything for your child.Claudia Rendon didn't hesitate when her son needed one of her kidneys.
But she didn't think she'd have to choose between her child and her job. She's smiling now, but make no mistake, this has been the toughest year of Rendon's life."It was the hardest thing I ever had to go through, bury my mother," Rendon said.
Even as Rendon mourned her mom, she found out her father had leukemia, her uncle passed away, and her son's kidneys failed.
"Everything was coming down all at once. I felt like the best thing that happened to me this whole entire year was that God gave me the blessing of being able to give my son my kidney."
Through it all, Rendon showed up to work at the Aviation Institute Of Maintenance, in Northeast Philadelphia.
The company teaches would-be mechanics how to fix planes.
Rendon used her vacation time to be with her mother. But she needed a leave of absence to donate her kidney to her son.
"She saved my life basically,” says Alex Rendon. “Who else can say their mom gave them life two times?"
Before she left, she says her boss made her sign a paper, saying her job would not be guaranteed.
Sure enough, late last week, her supervisor told her he had hired someone else. Fox 29 tried to find out why the Aviation Institute Of Maintenance fired someone the company itself describes as a good employee.
"I have no comment and I'll have ask you to leave," said Rendon's former boss. (My words-not surprisingly, he refused to give his name)
The company had the right to terminate her employment under FMLA, or the Family Medical Leave Act. FMLA covers an employee for 12 weeks and Rendon took off less time than that. But she also worked for a small company with under 50 employees, and those companies operate under different FMLA rules.
An "unidentified" (Inserted by me) company representative also said it was in its legal rights to let Rendon go."
