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As much as I hate to say it- get thee a lawyer -or- contact the feds. Job discrimination based on disability is a Federal Offense. Don't do the Parky thing of "I'll get to it tomorrow..." CALL TODAY! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:17 AM Subject: S.O.S. / Job Elimination > Dear Friends: > The members of PIEN are some off the smartest, most > well-informed people I know. You are a virtual encyclopedia > of resources. So I have come to you with for help with an > urgent problem. > I have long debated how long I could continue my job as a > job as a psychiatric nurse. Several months ago, I > voluntarily decreased my hours from 40 to 30. I thought I > could maintain at that level for a while, since I worked in > the out-patent part of the hospital, with regular hours, > M-F, more stable patients,and lots of computer/desk duties, > with frequent opportunities to rest. > Yesterday I was informed that my job would be eliminated in > two weeks. I was given the option of working the in-patient > units. Which, of course, they realize I cannot do. Rotating > shifts, week-ends & holidays, extremely ill patients, > frequent codes, and incessant stress. Not something a 55 > year old PWP can handle. > I know they can't discriminate against me because of my > disability, but can they simply eliminate me? What should I > do next? I thought I had time to mull over my options. > Unfortunately, since the hospital ambushed me, the time is > NOW. > Carole Hercun > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn