In November of 2006, I was in a car accident that left me with a back injury (bulged disc). I eventually had surgery in February 2007.
I started a job about in August 2007, doing webmastering and system administration (desk job). Prior to employment, I told my employer straight out that I had back surgery, and was still occasionally on medication. In the interim, I was pain free, and things were going really nicely. Then, a few weeks ago, I hit a major snag.
The pain started on November 25. I went to the doctor, and he said that the same disc that I had surgery on was the one causing problems. I have so much chronic back/leg pain that I can't even think; plus, when I take meds, I can barely even stand; thus, I can't perform my job properly.
Here's the problem. I just got company health insurance, and this is what is paying my doctor appointments so far. I'm afraid that I will be fired due to this injury, and that I will lose the insurance. Can my boss fire me because of this?
2007-12-16
15:54:58
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