having just had my job eliminated when the hospital I was working for closed the skilled unit, I feel for you. I would suggest that you take your problem to the EEOC and ask them what can be done
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Karen Marolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:33:28 -0500 >Hi, I need some advise from the people who are familiar with labor laws. >(sorry it's so long) >Our hospital is undergoing restructure and job cuts---and this is the >scenario. >We have 2 mds coor and 1 intake coor. hospital based skilled unit. Last week >one of us was told our position would be cut by �. and that we would not be >able to bump out into the floor nurse population regardless of seniority, >due to our job classification. When we had taken these positions we were >told that they were lateral moves, with the same pay scale as the floor RN >and that we were in the same job class----also in the past (as late as 2 >years ago) during restructure we were always placed in seniority with the >floor staff. So today when I was trying to explain to our new nurse manager >that we have always been considered equal, she investigated and then the VP >of the hospital and the manager came to tell us that we were not in the >floor nurse classification anylonger and also that our pay schedule was >lower.. This information had never been shared with any of us, they then >handed us our papers when we changed jobs and the one person's job transfer >stated "lateral move" and it is the first time I had ever seen my sheet >that was headed "employment status change" that was totally filled out by >my old head nurse. None of us had been informed of this reclassification and >we were all working with the knowledge that our jobs are fairly secure, and >2 of use are in the top five in seniority. 28 years and 19 years. Now we >find out that if they close our skilled unit we are unable to bump into a >floor position and will be out the door, or apply for a posted position. So >my question is do we have any rights since we were never informed of the >changes. We do plan to file a letter with the head of Human Resources also >stating that we were not informed of our job class change or pay change. >Thanks for your input. > > > >NOTICE: This communication is intended only for the use of the individual >or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is >privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. >If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient or the >employee or agent responsible for delivering the communication, you are >hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this >communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this >e-mail. > >REMINDER: The disclosure of medical information is strictly prohibited by >federal regulation. 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