My friend just got f'ed over by Southwest Healthcare Services

[Ilsa]

and his former employer, Signature Hospital Corp.

He worked in a hospital owned by Signature providing ancillary healthcare services for 17 years. They sold it to Southwest Healthcare Services. He was cut to part time and lost his health insurance and all of his accrued sick leave and vacation. They've given him 80 hours as "severance".

This is in Texas.

Fucking CEOs.

[abelenkpe]

1. They took his accrued sick leave and vacation?

He has been robbed! I am so sorry. Is that even legal?

[Ilsa]

2. It's probably legal in Texas.

It was probably negotiated to relieve the new buyer of the unfunded payroll liability.

To me, it's theft of earned compensation.

I doubt the employees have the means to seek legal counsel.

[Honeycombe8]

5. I don't think that's legal. Here in TX, I've always been told...

that one of those is legally owed, even if you're fired. The other is a benefit. I forget which one is which. But one is for PAST WORK, and once you acrue it, it cannot be taken away. You either get the days, or you get paid for them.

I think it's personal days (not vacation) that you are legally owed.

[Skittles]

7. I live in Texas and would never be paid for "accrued" stuff

if you don't use it, you lose it - end of story

[patrice]

3. I hope he is okay. Such a shock! but 17 years on his resume is good! We are supposed to

be getting a Health Care co-operative in our state, and independent one, based down in Wichita, I think. If he's interested in looking at a different kind of relationship to his professional field, you'd think co-operatives could be built to create job security and maybe we'll see more of that sort of thing as insurance companies are pressured to deliver quality care for lower prices. And it might be interesting to be part of something that could be serious competition for the health care for profit model and maybe even the future for our children.

[Skittles]

4. Texas is a right to f*** you state

and f*** you royally

[Ilsa]

6. Exactly. They expect their citizens to be slaves to the corporate masters. nt