Let go after 5 years after Mother died from COVID - Microscopist EMSL Analytical Employee Review

After working here about 5 years, the company terminated my employment. After my mother's passing, there were increasing days where I had to spend time on my mental health or help my family navigate the issues that come with a sudden death in the family. The callous disregard to me as an employee was something I had never experienced before in my professional career. After my mother's passing, I was intimidated and written up by HR for various minor infractions such as "not clocking paid breaks", which I had never had to do in the previous 5 years I had worked there. The final straw was me requesting unpaid time off to go to my brother's wedding this summer and they denied my request, saying that "Unpaid time off was against company policy." I went to the wedding and upon my return, they gave me a write-up for taking the unpaid time off. They then proceeded to let me work for 2 more weeks before pulling me into the office at the start of the work week 2 hours after I had been clocked in to terminate me. Needless to say, if you're looking for a company that cares about you in a time of grieving or emergency, stay away from this company. They criminally underpay (I was making 22.70/hr after working there for 5 years) and overwork you as well.