I live in New York State. My company does not feel comfortable with me doing my position while on chemo and they want me to go to part time at another store or go back out on disability(I was for five weeks while starting treatment). My doctor has cleared me to work full time and has told them there is no medical reason for me not to work full time. The problem is that my medical insurance will skyrocket in cost if I switch to part time(not to mention the drop in pay due to less hours worked) and if I go back on disability, then the company can actually terminate me after seven more weeks and then I would be really stuck trying to pay COBRA to keep my doctor(he is one of the best on Long Island) especially without a job.
I do not have money for an attorney but I have contacted the EEOC and the state human rights board. In the meantime, I haven't worked at my job in over a week while they wait for my doctor to respond back to them again. Aren't they discriminating against me??????
2006-10-13
17:44:31
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