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Apr 09, 2018, 09:26 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2014
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Originally Posted by Jennyanydots
Since I've taken leave twice from work (November for mania) and now April for Depression, I'm afraid that I will be laid off for taking time off even though I'm on approved LOA/FMLA. Like they will think of an excuse to lay me off.. Before I took leave, I put in a request for reasonable accommodation by ADA for bipolar....has anybody ever been laid off for bipolar and what did you do?
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Not for bipolar but for PTSD and GAD, I was laid off. I have hard evidence to prove the discrimination. I filed a claim with the EEOC in my state and it is currently under investigation. I also hired an attorney who specializes in these claims. We are coming up on a year now with the claim being investigated. That's the hard part, the waiting. It takes up to 9 months to investigate the claim.
I think you should file it though. They can't legally fire you for filing the claim, under the retaliation clause.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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