Unless your seizure directly involves your ability to do your job it isn't grounds for anything you are demanding. She also has no requirement to adjust your schedule to accommodate you. This seems to come down entirely to a personal transportation issue and your employer has no responsibility to make sure you can get to and from work. Transportation issues will not allow you a disability claim. This seems to be a big annoyance but it's one of those stupid things in life you work around. From a law standpoint she would be stupid to lay you off and allow you UI and if she has to fire you for dereliction of duty or excessive absence then you aren't able to collect unemployment. I'm really sorry that you're in this situation and it seriously blows, but unless you just do what you have to do to get to work you need to either find another job closer to home or voluntarily leave your position. Your boss has no requirement to make this work for you unless you find a doctor to say you are physically unable to work more than 3 days a week or whatever else your desire is. It sucks. A lot.
Understandably, I can somewhat see where what you are saying applies. However, at current, under several definitions I qualify as having a disability. Firing me due to said disability is a sticky situation. Its not an optimal situation for either her or I to be in. Its certainly one that I would prefer to end as amicably as possible.
I can get at least one professional to state that the work hours she's demanding I work would be detrimental to me mentally... so *shrugs* Additionally seizure disorders in general are treated differently then other disabilities due to their nature.
My hope is that she and I can come to a more reasonable understanding regarding this.
I totally sympathize with you, I wake up at 4am everyday for work and have a 65 mile round trip. It will totally suck at first but you'll get used to it with in a week or two. The most important thing is going to bed early. I have faith in you!
Right.. I'm aware of that.. however, what I can't get used to is the three hours a day I would have to spend with my children. One of those kids already went through altering her schedule because she wasn't getting enough time with us at home. For me to do it to her is not acceptable.
Trust me, if it were just Byron and I, this wouldn't be such a big deal. But the fact that I have two kids that are a factor in this equation changes things. I have obligations to them as well as to a work place...
I know that now isn't the time to be even in a position where you might get unemployed.. but there are hospitals much closer that are hiring, and I work in a field that doesn't have as many qualified persons to fill the gaps.
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I can get at least one professional to state that the work hours she's demanding I work would be detrimental to me mentally... so *shrugs* Additionally seizure disorders in general are treated differently then other disabilities due to their nature.
My hope is that she and I can come to a more reasonable understanding regarding this.
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Trust me, if it were just Byron and I, this wouldn't be such a big deal. But the fact that I have two kids that are a factor in this equation changes things. I have obligations to them as well as to a work place...
I know that now isn't the time to be even in a position where you might get unemployed.. but there are hospitals much closer that are hiring, and I work in a field that doesn't have as many qualified persons to fill the gaps.
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