Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me with this.
I am in my 9th year teaching at a public school in NJ. We are having massive budget cuts. There is a good possibilty that I will lose my job. Yesterday I was told that although I was hired a year before this other teacher (therefore giving me a year tenure over her) I can be let go before her because I took 2 maternity leaves of absence. They say that my leave of absences change my tenure over this other teacher. As of right now my position is on "hold" and I am not rehired for next year, although I have not officially been let go.
My leaves were a combination of paid sick time, NJFML, and days w/o pay. I need to know if this is legal. I have looked at NJFMLA and read that I cannot be penalized for taking a leave of absence, which is what I think is happening. I feel that I am being discriminated against because I had children. I will be talking to union reps soon, I just wanted some feedback in the meantime.
thanks.
I am in my 9th year teaching at a public school in NJ. We are having massive budget cuts. There is a good possibilty that I will lose my job. Yesterday I was told that although I was hired a year before this other teacher (therefore giving me a year tenure over her) I can be let go before her because I took 2 maternity leaves of absence. They say that my leave of absences change my tenure over this other teacher. As of right now my position is on "hold" and I am not rehired for next year, although I have not officially been let go.
My leaves were a combination of paid sick time, NJFML, and days w/o pay. I need to know if this is legal. I have looked at NJFMLA and read that I cannot be penalized for taking a leave of absence, which is what I think is happening. I feel that I am being discriminated against because I had children. I will be talking to union reps soon, I just wanted some feedback in the meantime.
thanks.
