Woman refused time off for kidney donation

[okarol]

Woman refused time off for kidney donation

WAYNESBORO, Tenn., June 10 (UPI) -- A Tennessee woman alleges her employer refused her time off from work to donate kidney to an ailing friend.

Pam Melson said her boss at the Tennessee Apparel factory in Waynseboro where she works refused to grant her time off for the potentially life-saving operation even as unpaid leave, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported Sunday.

"They said letting me off to get this surgery would be like someone getting let off for getting breast implants," Melson said. "I think what I'm trying to do is a little more important than getting breast implants."

Tennessee Apparel official Dave Roberts said the company was not attempting to dissuade Melson from the humanitarian effort, but that her job may be filled during her absence.

"If she decides to do that we'll give her every consideration to come back to work," Roberts said. "She would come back as a new employee."

Roberts told the newspaper Melson's situation does not meet state standards for approved time off and would not be covered under the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/10/woman_refused_time_off_for_kidney_donation/3310/

[goofynina]

How stupid of them to say that it is equivelent to a "breast implant surgery"  what ignorant fools    Someone needs to get a little better educated 

[glitter]

heartless bastards

[tweetykiss]

I am going to get the name and addy of this company and write the bastard and tell this a****** about himself.  He was born with birth defects, no heart and no brain.....I will say a lot more to him........

[Sara]

Oh hell no.  Some lawyer's got to snatch this one up.

[st789]

Damn Bastard.  Sexism.

Kidney donation =  Breast Implant.

[okarol]

June 13, 2007, 8:00 am

Kidney Transplant May Be Possible After All

A Wayne County woman will be able to donate a kidney, and keep her job, after all.

Pam Melson is a "perfect match" to give Donny Hammack a kidney. He needs a transplant to save his life.

Melson works for Tennessee Apparel. Originally, company managers told her they couldn't give her the time off for the surgery and the recuperation time.

But Tuesday, Tennessee Apparel informed Melson she will, in fact, be able to keep her job when she takes the time off to donate her kidney.

Melson says she expects she and Hammack will undergo the transplant next month.

http://www.wkrn.com/node/101280#top



EDITED:  Merged post with original thread - Goofynina/Admin.

[goofynina]

   That is awesome news i am so glad they opened their eyes