Story out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan:
A Saskatoon woman who says she was fired from her job after an allergic reaction says the company has apologized, but she's still waiting to hear from the manager who fired her.
Duperreault, who was employed at Urban Planet for two months, has an anaphylactic allergy to peppers, including all bell peppers and hot peppers. She's also allergic to the touch and smell of mangos.
Normally, she said she carries an EpiPen in her bag, however when she went to grab it this time, it wasn't there.
Luckily, she says one of her coworkers was just pulling in, so she asked her for a ride to the hospital and her coworker agreed.
When she arrived at Lakeside Medical Clinic across the street, they gave her a dose of epinephrine and Benadryl. She then got into an ambulance and she says that's when she received a text from her manager saying she no longer had shifts at the store.
Duperreault said she never thought her allergic reaction would get her fired.
Duperreault said the parent company for Urban Planet, Y.M. Inc., contacted her on Thursday and she spoke to the CEO who personally apologized for how the situation was handled. She also said Y.M. Inc., has agreed to work something out so she's financially covered until she finds another job. But she says Y.M. Inc. did not say much about how the manager at Urban Planet acted. Cont.
Story from - CBC News
Image from - Angle Garrett - Flickr
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