A Texas woman who works for a baby clothing company was reportedly denied a work-from-home option that would have allowed her to continue working and care for her newly adopted 1-pound premature baby.
Marissa Hughes faces huge backlash over alleged firing – off-brand for company providing services for children
blog On how to reduce stress for parents — Ying Liu, founder and CEO of Kyte Baby, apologized in two separate parts on TikTok and invited Hughes back.
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GoFundMe fundraiser Marissa and Laurie Hughes of Dallas face incredible challenges in having a child because of the baby's medical costs. In addition to losing three babies, Marissa Hughes has undergone nearly three years of extensive fertility treatments with no success.
Despite this, the couple was undaunted by their determination to expand their family and raise their children.
“We were lucky to be foster parents,” Marisa Hughes wrote. “Right now, we feel that the Lord is truly calling us to take a step into long-term earthly parenthood. He has placed adoption in our hearts. ”
On Dec. 29, a few months after announcing the adoption, the couple received the happy phone call that their 22-week-old premature baby was waiting in the neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in El Paso, nine hours away. Their baby boy, Judah Al-Heaven Hughes, weighed just over a pound.
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report Judah had “various health concerns” that required her to be hospitalized for an extended period of time. Therefore, he will not be released from the NICU until the end of March. The boy's adoptive parents wanted to stay with him and care for him during that time.
Marissa asked Kite Baby to continue working at the hospital during that time, but is said to have only been offered two weeks. Because she has been with the company for less than a year, she is not eligible for the Family and Medical Leave Act. Without this, she would have been given 12 weeks of unpaid leave and continued benefits.
According to the newspaper, Hughes was told that if he did not report to work within two weeks, he would lose his job. This decision clearly made sense for Marissa Hughes considering all she had done to become her mother and the care Judah still needed from her.
Kyte Baby's owner, Liu, later said that she was the one who vetoed Marissa's request to work remotely.
Following Hughes' resignation, considerable backlash against the company, and calls for a boycott, Liu released two apology videos on TikTok.
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first video“I just wanted to jump here to sincerely apologize to Marissa for how her parental leave was communicated and handled in the midst of her amazing journey to adopt and start a family,” Liu said in a statement. ” he said.
After emphasizing respect for both birth and adoptive parents, Liu noted that “such respect and goodwill was not fully conveyed to Marissa during the discussion about parental leave.”
Liu took ultimate responsibility for this decision, stressing that “it was my oversight that she didn't feel supported the way we always intended.”
The baby clothes rep went on to say there is a position waiting for Marissa “whenever she decides to return to work,” and wished her “all the best for her and her family.”
The initial apology apparently fell flat, with critics slamming Liu's boilerplate and calculated responses. Mr. Liu later admitted that his “comments were correct” and that the video “was scripted.”
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second videoIn a less sociable tone, Liu posted on TikTok on Thursday, writing, “Honestly, what went wrong was how we treated Marissa and that Marissa is currently in the NICU. I made the decision to veto her request to work.” It was to take care of an adopted child. In hindsight, that was a terrible decision.”
“I was insensitive and selfish and focused solely on the fact that her work had always been done on-site and did not consider the possibility of doing it remotely,” the baby clothes maker continued. She said, “With a little bit of her sensitivity and her understanding, I could have dealt with her, but I couldn't deal with her.''
“We understand that you don’t want to go back to work, but we will continue to pay you as if you were working remotely for your proposed hours until you are ready to return,” Liu said. he said. “And your position, your old position, will always be available for you when you return.”
Neither the company nor Mr. Hughes responded to The Post's requests for comment.
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update It was revealed on Facebook that Judah had an intestinal blockage, infection, and holes in his heart and lungs and was scheduled to be transferred to a level 4 NICU.
As of this article's publication, Judah's medical fund had raised more than $69,000.
Luna Aziz, CEO of lactation support company Legendary Milk, donated $5,000 in tips. Karrie Locher, a lactation counselor with Karing for Postpartum, also donated her $5,000. Texas-based baby clothing company Kate Quinn donated $2,000.
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