When Silence Was the Directive - My FMLA Rights Were Not Optional

They told me I was on protected medical leave.

Then they told me to stop including the Compliance Dept. in conversations - immediately after I raised serious concerns.

Let that sink in.

This blog isn't just about policy - it's about the people behind those policies who chose silence, confusion, and power plays over protection, oversight, and ethics.

During a time when I should've been recovering - emotionally, medically, legally - I was instead cornered, cut off, and given orders.

I submitted a formal FMLA complaint detailing what happened:

- How the Director of HR had a directive that made me feel isolated and unsupported

- How key oversight parties were removed from communication threads

- How my stress and symptoms worsened while I was on approved FMLA leave

And how no one - not one person checked on me to say: "How are you holding up?"

So I did what they refused to do. I documented. I spoke up. I filed.

My FMLA complaint is real. My EEOC inquiry is active. And this blog - this blog is permanent.

If you've ever been told to stay quiet while sick, or watched as accountability was intentionally erased from the thread, this post is for you

Because when they told me I couldn't include Compliance, they weren't protecting me - 

They were protecting themselves.

-- K