Lost my job!!

Even if the law is technically on the hospital's side, it may work to their advantage to cut a deal rather than fight it in court. Remember, the hospital as an organization may have no particular interest in firing an employee. It just goes along with whichever administrator wants to, unless the employee makes a good case in fighting back.
 
Find a good lawyer and make them cry.....

had a shitty (layoff) when I worked in Aerospace industry so -been there too...

Stay tough & theres always something better out there-;)
 
Here is a brief synopsis of ADA & Title 1 (Employment).

Kref

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

"Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress.

To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.

ADA Title I: Employment

Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others. For example, it prohibits discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, social activities, and other privileges of employment. It restricts questions that can be asked about an applicant's disability before a job offer is made, and it requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are covered under title I.

Title I complaints must be filed with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days of the date of discrimination, or 300 days if the charge is filed
with a designated State or local fair employment practice agency. Individuals may file a lawsuit in Federal court only after they receive a "right-to-sue" letter from the EEOC.

Charges of employment discrimination on the basis of disability may be filed at any U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission field office. Field offices are located in 50 cities throughout the U.S. and are listed in most telephone directories under "U.S. Government." For the appropriate EEOC field office in your geographic area, contact:

(800) 669-4000 (voice)
(800) 669-6820 (TTY)

www.eeoc.gov

Publications and information on EEOC-enforced laws may be obtained by calling:

(800) 669-3362 (voice)
(800) 800-3302 (TTY)
 
Regarding your headache. Last summer I had something similar. I had this shaky, weird feeling ache in my head that made me nauseous as well. I had this for several months, almost a full year.

The ENT I went to put me on antibiotics, nothing. My gp asked me a list of questions and linked my head problems to anxiety/depression. I literally thought she was crazy. I did some searches online and found out that depression and/or anxiety can cause terrible physical symptoms.

We did all the test, just in case - bloodwork, MRI of the head, etc. Nothing. I started to notice that when I was involved with something, the pain wasn't there. The more confident I became that the pain was "all in my head", the more the pain went away. I started to notice that it was worse in situations where I wasn't in control - as a passenger in a car, at work in meetings with my boss, etc.

Most of this was related to stress, my psychologist told me. I work 40-50 hours per week and I take 15-18 hours of school at night and weekends. I graduate in December and I will probably quit my job and attempt to go to law school. Major life changes, deaths, stress, etc. cause this.

My doctor put me on Zoloft and I got better within a few weeks. I even quit biting my nails, which I had done since childhood. I am now off the Zoloft - I just started forgetting to take it, which sometimes is a good sign, meaning that you don't need it. I no longer have the feeling in my head. I take Ativan as needed for extremely stressful situations or when I start to get that "funny feeling." I think my anxiety lead to my depression. I am not finished yet, but I am well on my way to being cured. I have to learn to do things for myself. Set time aside for me. Be more selfish.

What I'm trying to say, is that sometimes this is all related to you. You never know. Like I said, all my tests were negative. Let me know if you want some book recommendations or any help at all.
 
Well Krefcenz beat me to the punch and is exactly right. Its worth checking into. Oh by the way - where I'm at you can't claim unemployment if you were terminated "for cause". Keep an eye out for that letter, and if you played telephone tag try to get a copy of your phone call record from your phone carrier.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
People can be such creeps but it never fails to surprise me.
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Off topic: Cool quote, Esav. :thumbup:

On topic: TKC, it does sound like they just dropped you before you were to become an 'expense' to them. Sue the pants off of them. Good luck.
 
I know how you're feeling and I think you are having migraine headaches, to the extreme.

I don't know whether you have had a stroke or not, because I cannot comprehend much of what you wrote. That's not a meaningful indication, either, because I've never been able to read all the way through any of your forum posts :-)

The important thing is that it seems like you said that your neuroligists doubt it, too, so you are probably in much better shape that you think your are.

I hope that, as the tests keep coming back inconclusive, someone at the Headache Center will sit down with you and explain that the most common cause of migraine headaches is stress, by far.

Even though - or perhaps because - I stated that, "the most common cause... is stress, by far," at least two dufuses will wade in here to list all the other things that cause migraines like, "My wife/sister/daughter/friend of friend's friend had headaches for years and they turned out to be allergies to water/air/second hand smoke/sunlight or driving on the right side of the road." These kinds of startling irrelevancies are exceedingly rare and reading them will do nothing but make you worry more than you do now.

I hope I've waived them off but, if not, try to ignore them and let your neurologists continue to screen for other causes. One of the chief causes of extreme stress is the anguish put on you by people (who do want to help you) telling you to take actions that don't match your personality or ability - like "Lawyer up, sue the bastards, give 'em hell."

Just try to get yourself into the frame of mind to start a full and frank discusstion about your stress during your next doctor's appointment. This will help you more than you can imagine right now. And, if you can't work yourself up to it, just blurt it out. You don't have to get anywhere right now, but you should try to get started.

Eventually you will figure out some things and make a plan to confront the problem. It will seem difficult and painful, and you are a long way from that point now. But you will get there and, when you can, it will prove to be far less painful than living for five months with the feeling of having a hot knife stuck through your skull.

Once you've calmed down, then you and your family can undertake a rational examination of how, when and why you were fired and sift through what courses are available to you to get your job back - if you still want it.

In the meantime, hang in there. I just re-read oscar's post #45 above. You could read that carefully yourself and start feeling some hope.
 
Sorry to hear about your job loss. But like all the good advice I have read here, you will probably find better jobs around the corner.

Be positive. Easier said than done, I know but if you stay focused, it gets very much better after a while.

Prayers for your good fortune down the road.
 
They just cannot fire you without warning. There should be a policy and proceedure manual for the hospital you work at. Check it out and talk with a lawyer in the meantime.

This IS bullshet as far as I am concerned.:mad:
 
TKC, I'm sorry to hear you were fired, and even sorrier that it was done in such an inconsiderate and most likely illegal matter, but your main concern is your health. If you still have not been diagnosed and treated ask your neurologist about a dissorder called pseudo tumor cerebri. It's an overproduction of the fluid that encases your brain, causing lots of pressure on your brain resulting in symptoms similar to yours.
 
Thanks!No, I still haven't been diagnosed. I will mention that to my doctor, and see what he says. We are planning on doiung a spinal tap soon.PS: Any MA. Labor Lawyers here, that do not have a conflict with NEBH? If there is a MA Labor Lawyer here, please PM with your phone #, so I can discuss my firing.
 
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