Mike C. on March 9, 2018
Career Management,
Workplace Politics
I was diagnosed with Leukemia late in September of 2017. I went on FMLA and my job was protected for 12 weeks.
After 12 weeks, my employer provided me with a reasonable accommodations questionnaire. My doctor replied to the questionnaire and indicated that there is no reasonable accommodation that my employer could make that would allow me to return to work at this time. My return to work was estimated at a year's time as I am scheduled to go through a stem cell transplant.
As a result, my employer advised me that since there is no reasonable accommodation that would allow them to hold my position open any longer, they were terminating my employment with the company. My long term disability benefits continue to be in effect until I am cleared to return to working.
Any case for wrongful termination here?
3 Comments
Nicole Franklin, MPH
Mar 16, 2018
Cancer and Careers Staff Comment:
Hi Mike,
Thanks for writing to us. I’m sorry to hear you’re having such a challenging situation at work, while also dealing with your diagnosis and ongoing treatment. Cancer and Careers can’t provide legal advice, so our immediate recommendation would be to reach out to a legal organization to discuss all the specifics of your situation and determine a course of action. A good place to start is the National Cancer Legal Services Network – which provides listings of pro-bono legal services by state. You can find more information at http://www.nclsn.org/.
More information can be found at http://www.nclsn.org/. You might also want to check out http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/lris/directory and www.lawhelp.org
The following resources might be useful as well:
I hope this is helpful. You can also reach us at cancerandcareers@cew.org or 646-929-8032 if you have any additional questions.
Kind regards,
Nicole Franklin, MPH
Manager of Programs
Cancer and Cancers
Baoyi H.
Oct 5, 2018
Mike, Thank you for asking the question which is similar to what I am facing now.
Nicole, Thanks for the resourceful information.
Nicole Franklin, MPH
Oct 5, 2018
Cancer and Careers Staff Comment:
Hi Baoyi- I'm glad the information was helpful! Feel free to reach us at cancerandcareers@cew.org or 646-929-8032 if you have any additional questions.
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