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(Message started by: survivor13 on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:08pm)

Title: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by survivor13 on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:08pm

:'( hey folks, finally back on line after two years. bad things have happened. came out of remission after two years, new managers had came in at work. had overheard two of them talking about my dis-order. stated that they did'nt like that i was covered by FMLA, they did'nt approve of the way it was worked, and did'nt beleive it was real. i was targeted for termination. one manager would not do it, he was moved another came in and within three months of head-hunting they found several small things some that were fabricated. i was terminated 7 years from retirement.my word against theirs. now no health care and in full cycle again.just don't seem right. alot of it has to with the name itself.not enough awareness.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by brewcrew on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:13pm

Get a good lawyer, like, yesterday.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by survivor13 on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:19pm

company is too big! we had a guy sucked out a door by a tornado and slammed into a truck. no lawyer within 500 miles would touch it. finally got one and he dropped it within 6 months. big companies keep things tied up in court.that most can't afford it.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by brewcrew on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:21pm

Well, then I guess you have to dust yourself off and move on. I'm sorry it happened to you - you sure it nothing at all to do with age? Cuz that one would land you back up on your feet again. You might want to get a lawyer just to help you subpoena your HR file.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by Mosaicwench on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:22pm

And check about COBRA - you can continue benefits with you paying . . .

And I NEVER say this but, LAWYER, LAWYER, LAWYER. At LEAST to get an honest opinion of where you stand.

COBRA=Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

"COBRA contains provisions giving certain former employees, retirees, spouses and dependent children the right to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates. This coverage, however, is only available in specific instances. Group health coverage for COBRA participants is usually more expensive than health coverage for active employees, since usually the employer formerly paid a part of the premium. It is ordinarily less expensive, though, than individual health coverage."

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by survivor13 on Dec 11^th, 2007, 8:26pm

only 48 yrs. old and in good physical health and fit. never had any issuses before. besides i over-heard the conversation (but my word against theirs). can't even think about getting another job while in cycle. gonaa try for s/s disab..

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by DennisM1045 on Dec 11^th, 2007, 9:48pm

First off, this really sucks! >:(

But don't give up on yourself man. We each walk our own path but it sounds like you have a lot to offer the right company. Take some time, clear your thoughts and, like Brew said, dust yourself off and move on. It ain't over at 48. Loosing a job is one of the most disruptive things next loosing a kid, spouse or marriage. I lost a job in 2003 and I still haven't recovered financially. It'll take some time for you to put it all in perspective. I'm making less now but I am happier.

I assume when you aren't in cycle you work your ass off like the rest of us. My last two employers were very understanding and accommodating. They are out there. You just have to time it right. Show them the value, let them know a cycle is coming and then let them see you gut it out giving them what you can. When its over you go back to business as usual.

Oh... and uh... Laywer up, get your HR file and let the lawyer tell you that there is no point. Then move on.

Good luck brother...

-Dennis-

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by E-Double on Dec 11^th, 2007, 11:13pm

lawyer then....buck up.

you absolutely can think about working while in cycle.
you need to try to be positive and change your mindset.

good luck and stay strong

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by Maffumatt on Dec 11^th, 2007, 11:18pm

Ch and all the disruptions it causes just ain't fair,

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by Annette on Dec 12^th, 2007, 12:40am

Not sure about the system in USA but in Australia you can go to the local MP , you can write to whoever is your county's representative, write to local newspapers, contact the media ...... after getting a copy of your HR file and lawyers refusals to take the case in writing.

In the mean time focus on getting on top of the hits and keeping eyes open for the next work opportunities.

Often one door closes another opens.

Good luck and painfree wishes to you.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by kcopelin on Dec 12^th, 2007, 1:05am

I also lost a job due to CH-had gone chronic and just couldn't maintain the work load...they tried to accommodate but really wasn't much they or I could do.

In your case, however, I'm with those who have suggested a lawyer ( :o did I just say that?) ADA does not like people being fired for disabilities. In the meantime-if they documented your termination based on missed time due to an illness you should be able to get temporary disability. While you polish your resume, and start thinking about where you want to work.

wishing you the best possible outcome, your shortest cycle yet, and luck in the job search.

kathy

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by KingOfPain on Dec 12^th, 2007, 11:20am

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Titles I and V

An Act To establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of
discrimination on the basis of disability.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America assembled, that this Act may be cited as the
"Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990".

* * *

FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

SEC. 12101. [Section 2]

(a) Findings. - The Congress finds that-

(1) some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental
disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as a whole
is growing older;

(2) historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate
individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms
of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a
serious and pervasive social problem;

(3) discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists
in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations,
education, transportation, communication, recreation,
institutionalization, health services, voting, and access to public
services;

(4) unlike individuals who have experienced discrimination on the
basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or age, individuals
who have experienced discrimination on the basis of disability have often
had no legal recourse to redress such discrimination;

(5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter various
forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the
discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication
barriers, overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications
to existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards
and criteria, segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs,
activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities;

(6) census data, national polls, and other studies have documented
that people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferior status in
our society, and are severely disadvantaged socially, vocationally,
economically, and educationally;

(7) individuals with disabilities are a discrete and insular
minority who have been faced with restrictions and limitations, subjected
to a history of purposeful unequal treatment, and relegated to a position
of political powerlessness in our society, based on characteristics that
are beyond the control of such individuals and resulting from stereotypic
assumptions not truly indicative of the individual ability of such
individuals to participate in, and contribute to, society;

[8] the Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with
disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation,
independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for such
individuals; and

(9) the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary
discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the
opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue those opportunities
for which our free society is justifiably famous, and costs the United
States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from
dependency and non-productivity.

http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html

Get a lawyer, NOW.

Document EVERYTHING!
Document every detail...names, dates, infractions, locations, comments, & any paperwork given to you from company regarding this issue.

It sounds like you have one heck of a [winning] case to me.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by Buzz on Dec 12^th, 2007, 12:31pm

Can you work for yourself?

I run my own business and its a real relief knowing that I can fit my work around my headaches... well, sorta - I have photographed weddings with a rampaging stampede of headaches - but at least I am in control. Not some corporate bastard who simply sees you as a number.

Title: Re: cluster headaches took my job of 25 years.
Post by gore2424 on Dec 12^th, 2007, 3:01pm

I worked selling auto parts and equipment for over 20 years and the company bought out another company and move all the longer than 20 year people to my store and then layed me off due to staff reduction my best friend Dave was first to go not only because of less than 5 years there but he had a stroke so he went first then me a month later I seen it coming and was prepared for it I filled for SSD then went on unemployment got lucky and got SSD after first appeal and three days after unemployment ran out got SSD so guess I was prepared Terry (house husband)