Originally Posted by
DH2time
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Read it over. Simple as this IMO. If they fired you because of your sick time it is in violation of FAA policy. Your job as a pilot is to self monitor your health and not fly if you are not well. End of story. If they put pressure on you for that and fired you for that it is a violation of FARs.
A few years back 6 guys got grounded for a few months as they investigated if they were grounding planes for allegedly fake MX write ups. 5 or the 6 filed AIR21 cases. NJA lost and appealed in court, well certain info they wanted hidden was then available for public viewing. They ended up settling as it blew up on them and a change in posture took place. Part of the deal was MCC got redone and many heads went a rolling. Pilots got some compensation and a NDA.
So if you feel you were wrong and NJA violated FARs or were asking you to violate FARs start the process.
Their not stupid, they made 4 of my classmates and me resign in our last week of probation saying "we did not complete our probation period" Under the contract we have no rights so they can let you go for any reason, so they don't point out the sick calls. But they had brought me in and asked about a sick call 8 months earlier, so they let me fly for 8 more months before letting me go, just dishonest operation! and now I am finding out they have been doing this to many more in last year, so just FYI, if you want to keep a job at NJA don't call in sick!