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Monday, August 31, 2026

Cybersecurity firm fired worker on medical leave, then advertised her job, suit alleges - hcamag.com

Fired the same day her medical leave was active, she says - then the role reappeared

A military veteran says a cybersecurity company fired her while she was on approved leave for PTSD - then advertised her job.

The worker, a former strategic account executive at SentinelOne, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Nashville on August 12, 2026, alleging the company ended her employment on the same day her military-related medical leave was in effect.

According to the complaint, she is a US Air Force veteran with a documented, permanent 100% service-connected disability. She was hired in June 2024, the filing says, and performed her job satisfactorily. In 2025, she asked for a reasonable accommodation and short-term leave to address post-traumatic stress disorder that the complaint links to her military service. The filing says the company approved the leave.

She went out on leave on July 15, 2025, according to the complaint. On August 12, 2025 - less than a month later - the company terminated her, the filing says. The complaint alleges the termination was retaliation for taking that leave.

The sharpest allegation concerns the reason the worker says she was given. According to the filing, the company said her position had been cut in a reduction in force, or RIF - layoffs tied to restructuring. But the complaint alleges the company "simultaneously sought applicants for Plaintiff's position or a position that was substantially the same as Plaintiff's allegedly eliminated...



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