Allegations include FMLA absences miscoded as unscheduled and altered benefits records
A federal lawsuit filed against ADT Security Services alleges a chain of HR failures — from miscoded FMLA leave to a 41-second termination call.
The case, filed on March 3, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, paints a troubling picture of how pregnancy-related leave administration can go sideways when systems, supervisors, and third-party administrators fall out of alignment. No court has made any determination on the merits, and the claims remain unproven.
Trinity Moore, a remote employee based in Savannah who held the role of Associate III Retention on ADT's Advanced Care Team, alleges that after she disclosed her pregnancy in March 2025, her supervisor began closely monitoring her breaks, bathroom usage, and attendance — scrutiny she says was not applied to similarly situated colleagues.
Her healthcare provider requested a schedule adjustment to daytime hours. ADT, according to the filing, offered a schedule that included weekend work instead and declined further modification.
What makes the case especially relevant for HR leaders is what allegedly happened next with FMLA administration. The filing claims that absences taken during approved medical leave were coded in ADT's attendance tracker as "UNSCH1" — unscheduled — at 480 minutes each, effectively counting protected leave against Moore in the company's points-based attendance system. A...
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