I need some help please

I was wondering if you could tell me if I should pursue a case against my ex-employers.

I walked into an office with no staff manager etc....I was hired as the administrative assistant...hired in all staff and was only self trained.

After a couple of months of choas I was able to pretty much get everything running smoothly again but still was unsure of what I was getting into. I worked for a two surgeons who are married and was put in the middle of decisions within the company. I found another job and put in my notice but could not quit because the female surgeon was crying that she couldn't do the job so I stayed.

I was a salaried employee making $38,000 plus bonuses...I was promised 1/2% of what each doctor made per year which was "2 million" the year before. That soon changed when it came time to bonus out the money. Being a salaried employee I had to clock in and out. If I worked 50 plus hours one week and 38 the next I had to claim vacation time. Not sure if I was exempt or non-exempt because I was closely monitored as too how many hours I put in.

Last year in 2003 I missed 3 days max for me or my kids being sick. I was called at home to work after leaving because my child had poison Ivy all over her face. I was sat down and talked to that I didn't need to miss work when my kids were sick that I could hire someone for .50 per hour to watch my sick kids. Now if this was a problem and I missed tons of work due to my kids being sick I could understand the discrimination. I was again sat down and was told if she would have known that I was going to stay home with my kids when they were sick she never would have hired me. She wanted someone with no kids. I gave her a schedule in detailed writing how many days I missed because my kids were sick. About 2 weeks ago I again was sat down and told that she had found someone that wanted my job (Im guessing with no kids or grown kids). She ask if I wanted to step down so I could "Have more time with my kids". I said I could not afford to step down and that I was able to work more hours. This was dropped but could feel the pressure around the office getting worse. I took a vacation day on friday and she came into the office and took my staff in for a meeting and called me on the phone on sunday saying that all staff members were going to quit if she didn't let me go. "which I know is not true or they were faced with problems if they didn't agree". She terminated me and I have 2 children to raise with no income at this present time. She said I could file unemployment and she would not fight me and that she would pay me 2 weeks pay. I feel that I was discriminated against because of my children and wanting to be a good mother and good employee. With no training I managed to beat the profits and overhead from the previous year and create new procedures and policies.

I asked her to please put in writing why I was terminated..She refused to do that ... I ask that we had another meeting with me in there and she refused to do that. They are very very well known surgeons in our area. I will not be able to find another job in my area putting them down for a past employer.

Please give me some advise I am so lost as to what to do and how I am going to support my family.