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Re: sponse to message 4841 re missing workFrom: anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun Mar 31 11:50:40 2002
At Sun, 31 Mar 2002, Pamela wrote: > >I wanted to make a comment about missing work due to endometreosis. I >believe that endo is now listed with the ADA and because of that, it >would be against the law for anyone to be fired because because of this >disease. A friend of mine told me that endo was recently added, along >with migraines. The problem is proving it. Try to get a doctor's note >explaining the problems you are having. If I was in danger of being >fired, I would ask an employment law attorney to look into it. If you >fear that your boss/employer is thinking of firing you, make sure you do >tell them that you suffer from this disease (and make sure they know >it's a disease, not just "cramps" or "your period"!). That way that >have notice of your problem and in the future they couldn't say that >they just thought you were out of work too much. The problem is that >even though it is wrong, an employer could still fire someone for >missing work and then it would up to that person to take on a long and >draining lawsuit to fight it. I am going to investigate with the ADA >and I will post anything that I may find. > >-- >Pamela Hanley > do you know you know anyone that made a law suit? i got fired like that due to endo and also i had very bad depression and they treated me like if i was nuts. they appealed my unemployment benefits and said i was not professional because of the way i was acting at work since i felt bad. i won the case but i want to place a law suit. do you know how i can find a lawyer that wont charge me upfront.
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