I was recently sick from work for about 2 months. Not sure the exact dates but I recieved a full pay check on dec 27. and attempted to return to work about 2weeks ago. Upon trying to return to work I was delayed by my employer for about a week and a half. Once I returned I was giving a different position in the company. I went from a position paying $16 an hour to one that pays $9.75 an hour (less then I made when i first started there). I talked to management to about the low pay and they raised it to $10.50 what I started at when I first was employed. My friends at work have been telling me they can't do this since I was out sick. I am curious as to if this is true? I do need to to explain that I was out sick but the doctors were unable to determine what I had. I had numerous blood tests and some xrays to test for flu, strip throat, and many other sicknesses. My symptoms were I was constantly tired, sore and had a high blood pressure. Somedays I would sleep 10-14 hours at night wake up still somewhat tired and have to take a nap to make it through the day. Being unable to function well enough in my opinion to drive safely to work and at work. (I was an in home technican so did a lot of driving at work too.) I returned to work once in the middle of my time out due to I was feeling better physically but found it still hard to function at work being able to think clearly still feeling mentally tired so I then again called in sick. I never went on medical leave since I didn't know that I qualified for it and wasn't informed I had to until I started to try and return to work. I am just curious if this is legal or not. If you need more details please ask for them. Thank you.