Well ladies,
I went to my follow-up meeting and got fired. Yes, fired. They fired me for a "Class III" HIPAA violation supposedly. Which means that when I violated my clients privacy I was intending malicious harm, personal or commercial gain. Um, huh?!
They had three tiers of violations they could have given me (someone who has NEVER been in trouble with this company) and they chose the harshest one. The best thing was is they handed me a letter, dated and signed yesterday, that said I was terminated.
Lets see - I reported my sexual harassment claim on Tuesday, was told afterwards that I was being investigated on a "minor HIPAA violation" but that the harassment was the biggest issue. They told me to take a "mental health break" and pretty much forced me to get my psychiatrist to write a note saying I was off work. Then yesterday morning they brought my boss and his boss in to discuss my allegations. I get a call yesterday around 2 telling me that my HR director needs me in today at 3 for this meeting.
I was brought in alone first and told they were still checking into things about my boss' actions and that they had to talk to some more people (namely the people who backed up my story) and then it would be resolved. Then they brought in my boss' boss who was talking to me 5 mins before acting like it was all fine. She said nothing and he told me, "Well we have to let you go."
Supposedly my boss was also accused of the same HIPAA violation that I had AND a very serious sexual harrassment charge but guess who is still employed?
That's right! My Boss!
I stated the law of protection against firing due to confidentiality breach and my HR director seemed shocked and kind of flustered. I thanked them both kindly, walked out with my head high, got into my car and immediately called my lawyer. I had a feeling this might happen.
I filed for unemployment, thank God FI makes good money or it would be worse, and already started applying for jobs. I should be freaking out but I'm calm and almost peaceful about it. I know I did the right thing and my lawyer and the law seems to think so, too. So when my CEO receives the notification that his precious company is being sued by an EMPLOYEE and not a client - maybe they'll think twice about having a clients rights officer up everyone's ass all the time.
I plan on exposing everything about that place because the poor, mentally ill, homeless and abandoned children I worked with and advocated for - deserve a whole lot better. I'll be fine and I will make it through but what about them? And what about other staff that works their ass off and gets nothing but trouble for it in the end?
I started the whole thing and I will end it.... but it won't be nicely. Clearly they don't realize they messed with the wrong uppity bitch.
**hugs** thank you all for your support!