Two doctor’s notes, one termination, and a manager who promised to ‘get rid of’ her
A ground worker slipped on airport stairs, filed a comp claim, and lost her job over a doctor’s note - now Envoy Air owes $675,000.
The worker slipped on stairs during the final flight of the night at Mobile Regional Airport on October 25, 2018, injuring her shoulder. She reported it to her shift supervisor, who she testified told her “the last person who had reported getting hurt on the job was no longer there.”
A doctor restricted her to lifting no more than 10 pounds. Her normal duties required at least 50.
When she returned, everything shifted. Her station manager - previously friendly, full of morning greetings - turned cold. The manager “seemed agitated,” stopped speaking to her, and sometimes walked right past, the worker testified. The lifting help Envoy had promised did not consistently come.
On December 3, the worker said she was still not getting help. The manager asked whether Envoy was still “a good fit.” When the worker said she wanted to stay, the manager said she would “find a way to get rid of” her, according to the testimony.
That same week a disputed doctor’s note surfaced. Two versions existed - the original with computer-generated marks, and an altered copy with handwritten additions. Each side blamed the other. The manager never raised the note during that conversation - despite having allegedly received it days earlier.
By December 28 the worker was suspended. On...
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