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Part 7: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study in a Corporation Gone Wrong

Part 7: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study in a Corporation Gone Wrong

If you’ve been following my series so far… You’ve read about how a Preferred Employers Insurance Company employee, Chrysti Corkill, was granted intermittent leave to care for her seriously ill sister, which was wrongly counted as FMLA leave. You’ve read how Chrysti, after she started taking that leave, was retaliated against by having her desk moved and placed under extra scrutiny, and continually harassed by a supervisor who kept trying to find fault with her performance. You’ve read … Read entire article »

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Part 6: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

Part 6: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

After Chrysti Corkill went out on FMLA leave for her own medical condition, I was repeatedly asked about Chrysti’s Return to Work (RTW) date of April 12, 2010. Linda Smith, Rosemary Favier, and Daryl Tilghman were all asking me about Chrysti Corkill’s remaining leave hours. The week before Chrysti was due back to work, I received an email from Chrysti … Read entire article »

Part 5: PEIC – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

Part 5: PEIC – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

In my last Dear Readers post, I told you I had been approached by W.R. Berkley’s legal counsel. They sent a letter designed to shut me up. It was a blatant effort to mischaracterize the facts and try to intimidate me, Chrysti Corkill, and our lawyer, Josh Gruenberg. I didn’t publish their letter then, but I will publish it now. And here is … Read entire article »

Part 4: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

Part 4: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

Once Chrysti Corkill came to me with her doctor’s note, everything changed. She was now eligible for a bona fide FMLA leave, since it was for her own medical condition. I met with Daryl Tilghman, the AVP of Human Resources for Preferred Employers Insurance Company, and showed him the doctor’s note. I told him that we should just start fresh. Since … Read entire article »

Part 3: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

Part 3: Preferred Employers Insurance Company – A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong

Chrysti Corkill began taking intermittent leave beginning September 22, 2009. I tracked her hours and Chrysti always emailed her schedules to me. If I had questions or needed to double check her time, she responded to my questions promptly. I wasn’t aware of any issues until just before Christmas, when Linda Smith, CEO of Preferred Employers Insurance Company at that … Read entire article »