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Nov 18, 2015, 04:27 PM
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Well, I may have screwed up at work again this week, and it clearly has to do with the impulsivity related to being bp. I'm thinking that I may need to tell my employer about my disability and, at the same time, apply for some accommodations. I do not know what those accommodations should be just yet, but my current thinking is that if my employer knows of my weaknesses before I screw up, then I will have a better chance of keeping my job when I eventually do screw up.
This would, I believe, be covered under Section 504 of the American Disabilities Act. Does anyone have any experience with this or anything related to it? Thank you. WB |
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Nov 18, 2015, 04:42 PM
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I can't really address your concern directly, Woolly Bugger. It's been a few years since I was involved with this sort of thing. But my recollection is that, since you did not disclose your disability when you were hired, the employer is not obligated to provide reasonable accommodation. If you are concerned about the possibility of losing your job, as a result of your bp diagnosis, you may want to check out your rights under ADA prior to disclosing. If there is a legal advocacy or disability rights organization in your area, that might be a good place to contact.
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Nov 18, 2015, 05:08 PM
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The ads does nothing. And basically it states you have to perform your job as per company standard
There really isn't protection. ...I was fired Some employers are kiND and will help you because they are good If anybody else has actually got help from the law I haven't heard it yet
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I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand |
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Nov 18, 2015, 05:51 PM
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Just saw that there is another thread on the exact same subject. Sorry for being redundant!
WB |
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Nov 18, 2015, 06:17 PM
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It's an important topic... no apologies necessary!
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Nov 18, 2015, 06:27 PM
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My work could gave accommodated me when I was dx with lupus but did not. I was to sick to fight them so I went out on disability. It was best since I was having seizures
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Nov 18, 2015, 06:43 PM
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Nov 18, 2015, 08:49 PM
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Your employer is required to provide "reasonable accommodations" regardless of if you disclosed during the hiring process or not. The normal process is to go through HR. They will have you fill out forms that need to be signed by your doctor. HR will keep your boss in the loop. Just do some brainstorming based on your situation to think about what you need from them. If your job can be done from home, you could ask to work from home as needed. You could request to cut down your hours, take short term disability, reduce your responsibilities. It depends on how flexible your job is. The disability act defines "reasonable accommodations."
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Nov 18, 2015, 09:17 PM
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I worked with vocational rehab to in theory develop a plan of reasonable accomodations and get them in place plus provide me with whatever might make work easier (we discussed a computer a lot). In the end voc. rehab decided I was actually too ill to be working and should go on SSDI which I chose to ignore. I was able to work another 4 years after that so I was pretty disappointed that they gave up on me rather easily (it was my caseworker who was new to the job). But in general they can help with this and keep it all within ADA. The one thing they did do was provide an occupational therapist to follow me several days and then she wrote a report and educated my supervisors about how to help me succeed. Nobody actually listened but we did try at least. Most experiences are more positive than mine.
Voc. rehab has different names in different states but shouldn't be too hard to find.
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