United Airlines Fired Technician With Stage 4 Cancer For “Taking Too Much Time Off”?

It has been suggested that a United Airlines technician was fired in the middle of a chemotherapy session by his manager for taking 'too much time off work'. The claim, reported by The Independent, suggests that the employee, Hasan Syed, was battling stage 4 cancer and had continued working while undergoing treatment. Syed had been using accrued sick leave or vacation time to cover his absence at work.