Question On Getting Help From The Ward

[GingerRed]

Generally speaking, is it more difficult to prove discrimination in a right to work state? Probably. Impossible? Not in my opinion. Since I am not an attorney, I cannot and will not give you any advice regarding the substance of your particular situation. It’s a long, long way from allegation to proof, but if I were in a similar situation to yours, I would wonder whether I have anything to lose by contacting the Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division, whose Web site is located here, last accessed today: http://www.laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/AntidiscriminationAndLabor/index.html.

Keep in mind, too, that just because someone tells you (even if the person happens to be right, which may not be the case) that there’s nothing in Utah law which prohibits an employer from doing what s/he did, your employer is still subject to federal law, which may well prohibit what s/he did. See, e.g., here, last accessed today: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adea.cfm. (But, with regard to Utah law, see, e.g., here, last accessed today: http://www.le.utah.gov/code/TITLE34A/htm/34A05_010600.htm)

Any bishop who would let you starve or get thrown out of your house deserves to be released, then rapidly excommunicated!

And, for what it’s worth, from Church Handbook of Instructions: Book 1, Section 5.2.3:

And be sure you know what your bishop is actually asking of you in return for the Church's resources. Do you know why bishops generally are released after serving approximately five years? Because it takes about that long to offend everyone in the ward! And the same is true of stakes, stake presidents, and their approximately-ten-year terms! If your bishop asks you to pay tithing on what little money you do have coming in in return for receiving welfare assistance, while I cannot speak for anyone else, that seems reasonable to me.

And others have said this, but I’ll add my voice to the chorus. The longer you wait, the worse things will get and the more difficult problems will become to solve. It’s easier to lance a boil than it is to wait, let it fester and become infected, then have to have an arm amputated. There’s no shame in needing help; the only shame is in needing help and not getting it (and not doing so in a timely manner). I wish you well.

HI Kenngo

I took a look at the site..I took a look at the form you fill out to make a claim...there really isnt anything that applies to me. I cant claim any discrimination based on me being female ( its all women where I worked except for 2 of the doctors) or age, as I was not the oldest one there...there is at least a dozen my age or older. I've never been treated badly, never been harassed, or anything. I'm convinced this is about money....they wanted to pay someone less. They told me this was a business decision, nothing personal. Why they kept given me raises every year, and allowing me to work as much overtime as I wanted...is beyond me, if money was such a big deal! when I spoke to the unemployment people, THEY were told by my employer, 'I just wasnt a good fit anymore" as the reason they let me go so I could get my benefits. Oh really? My almost 9 years of being the best employee as I could, going the extra mile, serving my co-workers, helping out where ever I was needed when others called in sick yadda yadda yaddda...so all my efforts and bending over backwards meant nothing! My manager and I, who are close like sisters, constantly complained about at least 3 other employees who break the rules...dont do as they are asked...talk back to those in charge...take off from work whenever they felt like it, call in sick a dozen times a month..were lazy and reprimanded several times...and I'M the one who gets fired???????? where is the justice!!!

[rpn]

If they said you weren't a good fit, that may be defamation since they gave you stellar evaluations. It can also be code speak for "she's too old". If