Hi LMO -

I, too, would like to congradulate both of you for handlig this so well.. I must admit I would not be so 'kind' so to speak; then again, I'm so used to getting fired for attendance problems that it doesn't really phase me much anymore!! Also, being an employer myself at one time, I had to get pretty used to Labour laws...

I want to offer you a piece of advice from my experiences w/job losses... First, if your husband has been at this job for longer than 12 months (i can't tell from the post unless I read it too fast), he is entitled to FMLA leave. This protects his job, due to a medical condition, to where the employer MUST 'reserve' his position for up to 12 weeks. The downfall to this, unfortunately, is that being paid for the time off is not prescribed under the law.

While this may not help the lack of $$ coming in right now, he could use this to ensure he has a job to return to. For more information on this, you can go to this link: http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ . This will provide you with the whole kit & kaboodle on Family/medical Leave Act.

Hope this helps and again, despite the circumstances, I commend the both of you If you need anything else, just let me know!! ~Niko