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Father Was Fired After Telling Boss About Trouble With Memory Loss

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Location: Massachusetts

My 69yo father was at a company (in MA) for about 9 years and planned to retire when he turned 70. He has been struggling with brain/memory issues and was prescribed medicine by his doctor to help with this. He made a mistake at work and his boss yelled at him and he told his boss about the health issues. His boss said to not tell anyone about this and then proceeded to fire him a few days later (early June).

No severance, health insurance ended that day (edit: he is now on Medicare). And he is not in the financial position to simply retire earlier than planned.

It was an office job at a big construction company. Do I have a case here? Or is there anyway you think we can get some sort of severance? He never reported this medication to HR and there is no proof that the conversation with the boss had occurred.

It’s very stressful right now and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for reading.

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