This story begs the question: how can we go about improving social mobility, bringing more people into the middle class, and closing the widening income gap when inhumane shit like this isn’t universally agreed upon as illegal?
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In October, a woman from Illinois learned she had stage III esophageal cancer, and her doctors told her and her boss she needed significant time off. Her employers, being the opponents of government regulation and champions of the free market they are, promptly told her to go to hell:
Doctors sent her employers letters about her illness and her possible need for some significant time off for chemo, radiation and surgery. Less than two hours after getting that letter, Madonia says her boss called her in to the office, suggested she resign and offered to pay six months of COBRA if she signed a separation letter. Then they terminated her.
The woman, Elisa Madonia, is suing the company, S37 Management (apart of The Shire Management Group), for wrongful termination.
This story begs the question: how can we go about improving social mobility, bringing more people into the middle class, and closing the widening income gap when inhumane shit like this isn’t universally agreed upon as illegal, and requires the judgement of our flawless justice system?
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*I have to give credit for the headline to the amazing comedian Patton Oswalt, whose humor has now invaded that part of my brain that generates stupid headlines.