Advice needed

I am furious! I was not happy at my previous job so I found a new one. I attempted to give my director 2 weeks notice, but she was very angry that I was quitting. She refused the two weeks, told me not to bother coming in. She refused my resignation letter. I called HR immediately and they told me to email it to her. I did this, and cc'd a copy to myself so I know she got it. Today I got a letter from them saying I had been terminated. I sent an email again cc'd myself asking this to be corrected with HR. I think I need an attorney? I do not want them saying I was terminated when not only did I quit, but I attempted to give proper notice. What should I do? How can i make sure this is corrected?
Wow... talk about a hostile work situation. I'm so sorry this is happening! It sounds like HR will have your back, and... it could result in the termination of your supervisor (in a perfect world). The good news is, you have documentation on the matter.Unfortunately, I'm only speaking from my own work experience which is not nursing, but low wage retail or food type jobs owned by large corporations where HR is in another state and goes strictly by law to avoid lawsuites. I am not a nurse, but I am interested in what others have to say. If you can afford it, I don't think it would be a bad idea in the least to set up a consulation with an attorney. A lot of times those are free I believe anyway. They can direct you from there, if HR isn't responsive. I would give HR 48 hours to reply.

Wait, did you receive the letter from the manager or from HR??

Quote from StillSeekingWait, did you receive the letter from the manager or from HR??

Quote from MJB2010I am furious! I was not happy at my previous job so I found a new one. I attempted to give my director 2 weeks notice, but she was very angry that I was quitting. She refused the two weeks, told me not to bother coming in. She refused my resignation letter. I called HR immediately and they told me to email it to her. I did this, and cc'd a copy to myself so I know she got it. Today I got a letter from them saying I had been terminated. I sent an email again cc'd myself asking this to be corrected with HR. I think I need an attorney? I do not want them saying I was terminated when not only did I quit, but I attempted to give proper notice. What should I do? How can i make sure this is corrected?

If you are a member of the nurses federation, a substitute for a union, go talk to them. If not see a public pro bono athorey. You do have rights , and that includes not having bad marks on your record as a nurse. However this is where they, say nurses are members of the professional health practioners now. That means having to fight for rights, and probably pay for a lawyer your self. Also if you are terminated with out notice see if you get servence pay for that. , and is it worth the fuss. Be glad you are out of there, and have a new job to go to.

Agree with post about termination terminology.Technically you terminated your ability to have the insurance as a regular employee, hence that nasty termination wording and would have to have COBRA if you so desired, as I'm sure you understood from the letter. I got the same type of COBRA letter when I left my last position. I think you are probably just suffering the ill effects of confusing wording. Hopefully a call to HR tomorrow will clear up the misunderstanding.

even you are right just think of all the agravation,move on and be happy with your next job.

I called HR and spoke with the same person who told me to email the resignation letter, she said she will fix this in the records and will send me somthing in writing verifying it has been corrected. So now we wait and hope they do fix it!

So it was the wording. Sounds like you will be fine.

I worked at a LTC where every time ANYONE tried to give their 2 weeks notice they were told to not bother coming back and would sometimes be escorted out of the building.

Quote from autumnmomI worked at a LTC where every time ANYONE tried to give their 2 weeks notice they were told to not bother coming back and would sometimes be escorted out of the building.