Disability
Posted By: rottie on 2006-03-07
In Reply to: Returning to work after disability? - NEED ADVICE PLEASE!
Check your status. If it was employer-paid, I can't see how you were ever terminated. You should be called back after submitting a release from your doctor.
If not, check up with a lawyer familiar with the ADA.
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Returning to work after disability?
About 2-1/2 years ago I had to take employer-paid disability for an illness that was affecting my attendance at the hospital where I had been employed for several years as an MT. I loved my job, but had no choice at the time and have spent the last two years trying to do my best to return to health and return to work at the same hospital. During those two years, the hospital had a shortage of qualified MTs and was aggressively hiring; when I checked lately, however, there are no openings. I called the department a month ago inquiring about the possibility of returning to work and the department head never returned my call. Although I had exemplary reviews and years of extensive MT experience at this hospital, I know that my attendance the last year or so left a bad impression on my department head. Also, during the time I was quite ill and still working, my production temporarily suffered, worsening the situation (yet my last review was still exemplary, noting only attendance issues and need to pull up production, otherwise just outstanding). I do believe she got the message the day I called, but chose not to return the call. I made the call during a time they were actively recruiting and having some difficulty in finding qualified MTs. Now I see no such ads anywhere.
There are other non-MT positions at the hospital, but I'm really not qualified for most of them and my pay as an MT was outstanding and I absolutely adored my job until I became too ill to work. I'm afraid I ruined my reputation in my department when I became ill and she perhaps has decided not to re-hire me. Although I could speak with people above her, she ultimately has the final say in determining whether she would take me back into the department.
If my MT department head is unwilling to hire me, what do you think my chances are applying at national companies with a 2-1/2 year lapse in working and transcribing? I'm sure my doctors will gladly back me up that my attendance issues were solely due to my illness and I have copies of my superior reviews, even my last review the month before I left to take disability.
Although I believe I haven't lost my MT skill, I have been out of the loop in terms of new drugs, etc. for over two years. Yet, I do have many years transcribing for a prominent multi-specialty hospital. What would YOU DO if you were me? Would you more aggresively pursue the position with my current employer or try to move on? I don't want to move on, but may have no choice. Thanks for the advice!
They lost the huge TN disability sm
account to the Philippines. Guess TN wanted cheap labor. I won't be surprised if ALL of the accounts go there.
I am so glad I quit working there!!!
I think if you have short-term disability
as a benefit with a company, that covers maternity leave. I
Wow . . . I probably should have said short term disability.
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For short-term disability to pay, you have
to be signed up for it, at least where I work.
Yep, I make as much MTing now as I would on disability.
Guess what I am going to take since I qualify?
WMX short term disability question (sm)
Sent a question to HR about this, but still haven't heard. Don't have much PTO and will be needing a surgery in the not too distant future. Does anyone know if our short term disability will help with this?
pregnancy is a disability when you have complications/C-section/ and even child birh is a procedure.
So just because you didnt get money for your pregnancy, then just get over it.
I had a horrible time with both of my pregnancies and could not work even though I wanted and needed to.
People can get off of work for 6 weeks for drug treatment, mental angious, etc. Those are not disabilities but are conditions that warrant time off.
I think someone is turning green with envy and doesnt handle life well.
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