Chick-Fil-a Demotes Breast Cancer Survivor After She Takes Medical Leave for Double Mastectomy - 7NEWS Denver TheDenverChannel.c
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She started late last year as shift manager at the Larkridge Chick-fil-A in Thornton. But in May, Richards got the diagnosis.
“I had double breast cancer in both breasts,” she said. She would need a bilateral mastectomy and weeks to recover.
“For this company, when tragedy struck, they stepped up,” said Frederick Schaefer, the attorney for Chick-fil-A at Larkridge. “Even though she didn’t qualify for continuing benefits during her work hiatus under the Family Medical Leave Act, the store continued to pay for her health insurance coverage during her medical leave.”
Just after she was cleared by her doctor to come back to work last week, though, she said the store owner delivered a shocking blow.