Mother sues the bank after termination: tragic fate of a daughter!

Mother sues the bank after termination: tragic fate of a daughter!

terri Estepp, a former Huntington Bank employee, is at the center of a sensational legal dispute that puts the American labor laws on the test. After almost 30 years of loyal service, the 55-year-old was fired as she took care of her seriously ill daughter Samantha. This suffered from an aggressive form of breast cancer, and to be there for her, Estepp had applied for her entire vacation and then four weeks unpaid vacation after the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). However, the Huntington Bank showed no mercy when it asked for an extension of her vacation and announced it on a "any Tuesday" without a clear reason, as Estepp bankingdive.com reported.

The emotional tragedy continued to escalate when Estepp had to process the loss of her daughter just a week and a half after her release. In her lawsuit, she argues that her termination is directly related to her right to family vacation. "It was the worst day of my life and I was punished for my daughter to be there," said Estepp. In her lawsuit, she accuses the bank of violating the provisions of the FMLA and demands information about the circumstances of her termination. According to her lawyer, her personnel file was consistently positive over the years, without indications of performance problems, which makes the sudden discharge even more striking, as krone.at reported.

The Huntington Bank cautiously commented on the allegations and emphasized that the decision to dismiss was made independently of the FMLA template. This development not only confused Estepp's life, but also raises questions about the practices of companies, the workers who have to take care of sick relatives should offer protection. "We were sad about the death of her daughter and express our condolences," said a spokesman for the bank, while Estepp insists that the truth comes to light and such incidents will be prevented in the future.