Job Related Stress in Pennsylvania - What To Do?

Employment Attorney Representing Only Employees in Communities Such as Rosemont, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Telford, Frazer, Malvern, Exton, Phoenixville, Oaks, Limerick  Avondale, Chestnut Hill and Surrounding Areas

At the Gallagher Law Group, we represent only employees with workplace rights issues. Call 610-647-5027, e-mail me directly or send an e-mail inquiry via the "Fill Out My Form" box to the upper right of this page. We will respond promptly with an analysis of your situation, and discuss potential options going forward at no cost to you.

If you need an Experienced Labor Lawyer to help you assert your rights under state and federal laws, John A. Gallagher has been practicing Employment Law in Pennsylvania since 1991. You may also visit our Website at http://www.johnagallagher.com/.

You may have heard about Steve Slater, the JetBlue Floight Attendant who suddenly quit his job in a furor, grabbed two beers and exiting the plane via the emrgency chute.  Don't we all want to do that from time to time?!!! 

However, you cannot get unemployment if you quit a job because a boss or co-worker is simply being rude or verbally abusive (unless it is really extreme and you first complain to managemnet and give the company a chance to sort things out, and even then it is risky). 

So, if you quit like Steve Slater, you leave only with your "princiople" and your "dignity."  But, you can't eat principle and dignity, and it won't pay the bills.  Then, left with nothing but principle and dignity, and no unemployment benefits to boot, you are in deep trouble.

That leads some people, like Steve Slater, to beg for their jobs back after they let their "principles" and "dignity" run amuck.  Not surprisingly, JetBlue is not interested in rehiring him and, despite his celebrity status, no airlines are lining up to do so either!!  And the woman who Facebooked Steve and told him "I've got your back!"?  Despite her initial support, she has not found him a job, paid his mortgage, grocery bill, car payment, etc. 

TAKE MEDICAL LEAVE FOR STRESS BEFORE QUITING A JOB

Give yourself a chance, take FMLA leave for a few weeks or so before quitting your job [To determine if you are qualified for FMLA leave, enter "FMLA" in the Search Bar on this Blog and apply the rules to your situation].  It is unpaid, but you are guaranteed your job back when you return, and you can use your vacation time to keep the money coming in.  With a good doctor, you can even get Short-Term Disability benefits to keep you afloat while recharging your batteries.

SPEAK WITH AN EMPLOYMENT LAWYER BEFORE YOU QUIT YOUR JOB DUE TO STRESS

Nearly all of us all have job related stress, rude bosses and co-workers, too much work and too little time, unrealistic expectations, personality conflicts, favoritism....

However, the courts consider such interactions and realities normal, and one cannot bring a lawsuit for a hostile work environment just because we are treated rudely or unfairly. The only exceptions to that rule, or I should say the most common exceptions, are where an employee can prove that he/she is being treated poorly or differently because of his/her age, sex, race, national origin, religion, disability, or in retaliation for seeking rights under state and federal laws governing things such as family leave, overtime or workers compensation benefits.

Employment Law Firm Helping Residents of Delaware County, Montgomery County and Chester County, Pennsylvania Who Are Experiencing a Hostile Work Environment

There are better ways to quit a job than doing what Steve Slater did. In fact, there are effective legal strategies you can employee to require your employer to address your legitimate work-related, stress-inducing issues. If you employ such strategies, and things still do not improve, than you may be able to quit your job and get unemployment benefits. We routinely help people who are under significant job-related stress. Call today and schedule an appointment if you would like to learn some effective legal coping mechanisms.

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Don't Take This Job and Shove It

Philadelphia Area Employment Law Firm Representing Employees in Communities Such as Malvern, King of Prussia, Chestnut Hill, Doylestown, Downingtown, Phoenixville, Oaks, Ambler, Abington, Flourtown, Reading and Surrounding Areas

At the Gallagher Law Group, we represent only employees with workplace rights issues. Call 610-647-5027, e-mail me directly or send an e-mail inquiry via the "Fill Out My Form" box to the upper right of this page. We will respond promptly with an analysis of your situation, and discuss potential options going forward at no cost to you.

If you need an Experienced Labor Attorney to help you assert your rights under state and federal laws, John A. Gallagher has been practicing Employment Law in Pennsylvania since 1991. You may also visit our Website at http://www.johnagallagher.com/.

WHY FLIGHT ATTENDANT STEVE SLATER MADE A MISTAKE QUITTING HIS JOB

By now, many of you have heard about the flight attendant who, feeling pushed to the limit with his job responsibilities, and having been frustrated by a passenger, grabbed two beers, went onto the plane's intercom, went on a profanity laced tirade, quit his job and jumped down the emergency chute to the world of unemployment.

I am sure that, by the time he finished his two beers, he had at least fleeting thoughts of regret.  If not, he will soon enough.  Yes, he became famous on YouTube.  Yes, he had supporters who said "you did what we all feel like doing" and "you made my day" and, my personl favorite, a woman who proclaimed,  "I've got your back."  (Great, said Mr. Slater, I'll send my mortgage bill and car payment to you without delay!)

Well, such support is wonderful, as is 15 minutes of fame, but the World keeps turning and right around the time we forget about Steve Slater, the crushing effect of his actions will start to hit him (assuming that he actually needs income, of course).

First of all, if you quit your job out of frustration in Pennsylvania (and in probably any state), you will not get unemployment benefits.  So, the principle that caused Steve Slater to quit his job had better be acceptable principal at the grocery store, the utility company and his mortgage lender, or else he could be in deep financial trouble soon (I don't see other airlines lining up to hire him). 

As I tell my clients, have the family over for Thanksgiving and feed them principle for dinner and see how that goes over.  Wrap up a box of principle and put it under the tree on Christmas morning and watch your daughter's eyes light up with...surprise. Send your son's college a check for unlimited principle and see how long he stays enrolled.  Ahh, martyrdom....

Take This Job and Shove It - A Big Hit, But a Bad Idea

Johnny Paycheck wrote that song back in the 70's, and many of us could identify with it then, and can identify with it now.  Employees are being laid off at record-rates, and the "lucky" survivors usually have to do more work at the same (or less) rate of pay.  But, as one Slater sympathizer suggested, most all of us feel extremely upset and frustrated about work from time to time.  We did in the 70's, and we do in the 10's.  That will never change.

But, one thing I can assure you.  That woman who said that she had Steve Slater's back - I guarantee you she isn't paying his gas bill this month!

Labor Law Firm Helping Residents of Montgomery County, Chester County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania Who Are Experiencing a Hostile Work Environment

There are better ways to quit a job than what Steve Slater did.  In fact, there are ways to make the Company improve your work situation and, if they still refuse, than you may be able to quit your job and get unemployment benefits.  We routinely help people who are under significant job-related stress.  Call today and schedule an appointment if you would like to learn some effective legal coping mechanisms.

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