Description

Individual employed as Senior IT Service Administrator at a publishing and communications organization for approximately 10.5 years was terminated in February 2026 following complaints of sex discrimination and use of intermittent medical leave. The termination followed a pattern of disciplinary write-ups beginning in March 2025 described as communication and behavior concerns, with subsequent discipline characterized as a final warning in September 2025, and claimed retaliation through increased scrutiny and documentation requests after the individual requested records of prior discrimination complaints and began FMLA leave in November 2025. The stated termination reason involved working remotely while experiencing a migraine, a practice previously accepted by management, though the individual believes the termination was pretextual and retaliatory based on protected complaints and protected medical leave use.