When Lamar Austin was forced to choose between a weekend of work at his new job or the birth of his son Cainan, he made the obvious decision – but his employer didn’t see it that way.
Lamar was working part-time as a security guard when his wife, Lindsay Austin went into labor last Friday night.
Though he sent a text to his boss explaining the situation, he received a response reading: “You’re forcing my hand, if you aren’t in work by 8 tomorrow we are going to terminate you.â€
At 1AM on New Year’s Day, after their son became the first baby of 2017 born in New Hampshire, he received another text saying that he was “terminatedâ€.
When Lamar’s story was published in the local newspaper, it was seen by former town board member and paid family leave advocate Sara Persechino, who created a GoFundMe campaign to ease the financial stresses of the family until Lamar found another job.
“No one should have to choose between their family and their job,†says Sara. “Welcoming a new baby to a family should be a joyous time.â€
Since it's creation, over 400 people have donated over $2,000 to the campaign. More importantly, multiple employers have contacted Lamar with job offers.
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