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I’m seeking advice about a potential employment law claim, and I’m also wondering whether others have had similar experiences with Broad Porch Coffee.

I was employed there in a Director-level position and was terminated without notice after requesting a single mental health day. I made that request following a meeting with one of the owners that left me feeling extremely uncomfortable. At the time, I explained that I was dealing with a deeply distressing personal situation at home and simply needed one day to process it. I had worked hard to ensure my personal circumstances did not affect my performance.

Prior to that meeting, I had never missed a day of work, never called out sick, and had never received any written or verbal disciplinary action or negative performance feedback.

I’m trying to understand whether these circumstances could implicate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or any other employment protections, particularly if an employee requests a mental health day after disclosing a significant personal or mental health concern.

If anyone knows of employment attorneys, legal aid organizations, or community legal programs that assist with workplace issues like this, I would greatly appreciate your recommendations. Thank you in advance.

Workers at Bridgewater Interiors in Warren, Michigan, members of UAW Local 400, voted Tuesday to ratify a four-year contract the United Auto Workers bureaucracy rushed through without giving the factory’s 1,000 workers the chance to see the full agreement or study its details. In a social media post Wednesday, the UAW said workers “voted by 80 percent to ratify a new contract that secures a top rate of $35 an hour by 2030 among other major gains...”

This is no more truthful than anything else the UAW bureaucracy has told workers since their previous contract expired on May 15. The deal hailed by UAW President Shawn Fain includes a starvation-level starting wage of only $20 an hour, which would top out at $29 in four years. Due to the high turnover rate, many workers would be stuck on this low-wage treadmill.

Over 1,700 Cargill workers forced off the job after demanding bathroom breaks | GANGBOX: Construction Workers News Service

Just have a look: https://chomsky.info

NEW FOUR TIER PAY SCALES FOR UNION CARPENTERS IN NYC

NEW FOUR TIER PAY SCALES FOR UNION CARPENTERS IN NYC | GANGBOX: Construction Workers News Service

In a statement posted on his X social media account after Trump’s visit to Mack Trucks, Lehman said:

"As candidate for UAW president, I denounce the visit of Donald Trump to my home plant, Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Trump came to stoke nationalist divisions and try to line workers up behind the interests of American corporations in competition with their rivals abroad. Workers need to understand that nationalist ideology is a poison that must be actively fought. That is shown every day in the ICE raids where our friends and neighbors are being dragged away, and in the escalating war, where working people are paying the price in lives, livelihoods and social services.

"Trump told workers here that he is delivering for them. But the stock market and the wealth of the oligarchy is one thing, and your paycheck is another. Reality is the judge of this presidency, and the verdict is already in.

"Trump, in his remarks, singled out UAW officials for praise—an expression of the ongoing collaboration between the union apparatus, the corporations and the state. Under Shawn Fain, the UAW has itself embraced Trump’s economic nationalism that pits us against our class brothers and sisters in Mexico, Canada and around the world. What is required is the international unity of the working class against both corporate management and the union bureaucracy that is an arm of management."