 |
 |
Thanks Greg for the great advice. I haven't signed anything yet, thank goodness! cheers, Brenda Greg Sterling wrote: > Brenda, > Don't sign anything anything your employer puts in front of you regarding > disability claims. Call your nearest EEOC office and have them mail you the > forms necessary for an ADA claim. You can file them yourself. They will > investigate and if claim is solid they will provide counsel. > > Request accommodations under ADA both verbally and in writing from your > employer. Most attorneys won't touch these claims anyway unless they are > sure winners and money makers for them. > > Greg > 47/35/35 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brenda Ambuehl <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: HELP - Telling Your Boss You Have PD > > >I told my boss I had PD as soon as I discovered my diagnosis...1 1/2 years > >ago. I have now been riffed from my job, meaning that my job was > eliminated, > >ostensibly due to financial crunch company is currently in...however, at > age > >60, with retirement only 5 years away, I know differently. After 11 years > >with this company, I'm hopeful someone else will take me on...I'm supposed > to > >have priority in job placement. > > > >If i had it to do over again, I might think twice, but then again, my > illness > >has affected my job performance, so I may have had to tell them. I've had > a > >great deal of paranoia about my job performance, feeling they've been > watching > >me overmuch and blaming any mistake I make on my PD. > > > >At any rate, I'm glad to be out of that particular dept., wasn't prepared > to > >retire on a disability quite yet, but may have to give it a try, or at > least > >take a stress leave until I can get this all figured out... I have til > year's > >end to find another .50 FTE which is my current coded hours and work > schedule) > >secretarial job within this company, Kaiser Permanente, US's largest HMO. > >I carry the insurance for me and my husband who is self employed and has a > >heart problem, so it's important for me to keep it. I know I can pay full > bore > >via Cobra for a few months, but I'd prefer it to remain a "benefit!" > > > >I realize I'm protected by the ADA, but only if I sign that paperwork the > Human > >Resource consultant is now giving me to sign, supposedly. I could use an > >attorney about now, I guess! > > > >Cheers, > > > >Brenda > > > >James Berlis wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> I was in a similar situation here in the U.K. I had only worked for a > large > >> International Insurance company for 8 1/2 when I was diagnosed. The first > >> thing I did was to check whether I was covered by any company illness or > >> disability benefits -qualifying period was 9 yr. employment - next I went > to > >> the union to see if they would support me and to ask for their advice. As > my > >> condition was not affecting the ability to do my job I decided to hold > off > >> telling my boss until after the qualifying period ( which was perfectly > >> acceptable ). After the qualifying period I told the my boss who was very > >> supportive. about 7 months later I applied and my application for early > >> retirement from the company was accepted. I may have been lucky with the > >> response of my employer - they were great about it - but I think it is > >> important for you to be well informed of the options and benefits > available > >> to you before you tell your employer. > >> good luck > >> > >> James > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: William A. Parrette <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> Sent: 02 November 1999 22:52 > >> Subject: Re: HELP - Telling Your Boss You Have PD > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, George Person wrote: > >> > >> > ... > >> > I realize that the time is coming when I should tell my boss that I > have a > >> > physical problem or be direct and say those words I have avoided at > work, > >> > "PD". With the possibly of a reorganization, I wonder what I might be > >> asked > >> > to do in the future. > >> > > >> > I hope that there are those who have experienced this situation and are > >> > willing to share their process and insights regarding how to make it as > >> easy > >> > as possible. > >> > ... > >> > >> Well, George, that is a tough one. Can't say that I've *ex- > >> actly* been there and done that. But, I had a similar problem. > >> > >> When my symptoms first appeared, I was doing contract work. > >> As, the diagnosis became more clear, I determined that I needed > >> to find a full-time job that had benefits. So, I started looking > >> for full-time employment. > >> > >> At nearly the exact same time, as employment opportunities > >> seemed to swell up and then quickly fade away, one of the compa- > >> nies that I had been doing some contract work for called me up > >> and made me a full-time offer. My response was that I might have > >> some health issues that would limit the amount of travel I could > >> do (a *big* part of the job) and that I would get back to him as > >> soon as I had investigated a few remaining, non-travel opportuni- > >> ties. > >> > >> I eventually called him back and he inquired as to the "health > >> issues." I told him about the PD, he said that he had noticed > >> some tremors, but that he couldn't discriminate against me even > >> if he wanted to because of the American's With Disabilities Act. > >> He said the job was still open, I accepted, and by some miracle > >> was accepted in their health plan. > >> > >> That was some two years ago. > >> > >> So, (in my typical long-winded way) I would say that you > >> should let your boss know as soon as possible. And, if he is not > >> already informed, maybe try to educate him as to what he might > >> expect in the future with some PD literature or Web sites. > >> > >> All this, of course, is IMHO -- it sounds a lot easier to do > >> than it is in practice. But, I believe, the sooner the better. > >> Good luck ... > >> > >> Bill-- > >> ...who knows that two wrongs never make a right -- but three might. > >> .___. William A. ....._..._ .......7177 Heritage Drive+- //\ -(42?)- /\\ > + > >> | _ \__ _ _ _ _ _ ___| |_| |_ ___ .Westchester........| || * \ . . / * > ||| > >> | _/ _` | '_| '_/ -_) _| _/ -_).OH 45069-4012......| \\____\X/____// > | > >> |_| \__,_|_| |_| \___|\__|\__\___|.513/779-0780.......| / * /O\ * \ > | > >> ..... http://w3.one.net/~wap/ .... [log in to unmask] .......+-- \__/ " > \__/ -+ > >