Recent content by April Cooper

You're right I know they weren't saying that my former employer shouldn't have given me the point but I think it did help that my former employer said that he shouldn't have given me the point and that those working under him didn't do there job in informing him of me using my bereavement time...

Thanks I had two other jobs prior to being terminated, also my assignment was up on one of them in July and after an appeal I have been collecting unemployment once they realized I shouldn't have gotten the point on the day of my aunt's funeral.. Thanks for your well wishes and advice.

Ok thanks

The point they gave me is what caused me to go over in attendance the 1/2 of point. With bereavement days it is excused and you aren't suppose to receive a point. Prior to that incident in late April i obtained two points because my aunt was in the hospital and the doctors called us up twice to...

I worked for Wal-Mart for 17yrs and on May 30 of this year I was terminated for excessive attendance or absences. We were on a point system and I pointed out by 1/2 a point. The last two points I obtained was due to illness in my family my aunt eventually died on May 2nd. The point to get me...