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My job description just changed and I am MAJORLY freaking out!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 669753" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I agree with everybody else. You can file a disability claim right now, I think (if you have that benefit.) The next time you have to be off work because of illness/disability, you can file a claim. Even if you are only off for one day. Nobody knows if the illness will continue or not. That claim establishes the beginning date. So the clock will run while you are working. But again, verify every single bit of this. I am speaking from knowledge gained years ago. In my own State.</p><p></p><p>I hope all of this is not overwhelming.</p><p></p><p>Somebody suggested you contact your Employee Benefits Coordinator to check your potential benefits. You would say, as they suggested, that you are getting around to trying to understand what you could be qualified for if one day you need it. You can ask for an explanation of every potential benefit in writing. Go back and ask questions if you do not understand something.</p><p></p><p>They will not tell you your benefits. It does not benefit them.</p><p></p><p>I remember there was a way to get 3/4 of my salary off work, while ill. I discovered it, used it, and told a coworker who got breast cancer. Had she not known she would have received half the money she would have.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to realize is that you may qualify for workers compensation. If you can get a benefit while off work for a year, you can qualify that way. And possibly it could be supplemented by assistance for the kids through public benefits, or food stamps.</p><p></p><p>The hard thing is when you feel bad and anxious and maybe depressed, it is hard to get the perspective to weigh these things and pursue them. I know that.</p><p></p><p>Of course you could be in a work classification that does not have eligibility for State Disability or even Workers Compensation. That is why it is important to understand what benefits you do have. So there is a solid base to begin from.</p><p></p><p>Even if you find another job the knowledge you gain could help you in the future.</p><p></p><p>Baby step by baby step.</p><p></p><p>You are doing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 669753, member: 18958"] I agree with everybody else. You can file a disability claim right now, I think (if you have that benefit.) The next time you have to be off work because of illness/disability, you can file a claim. Even if you are only off for one day. Nobody knows if the illness will continue or not. That claim establishes the beginning date. So the clock will run while you are working. But again, verify every single bit of this. I am speaking from knowledge gained years ago. In my own State. I hope all of this is not overwhelming. Somebody suggested you contact your Employee Benefits Coordinator to check your potential benefits. You would say, as they suggested, that you are getting around to trying to understand what you could be qualified for if one day you need it. You can ask for an explanation of every potential benefit in writing. Go back and ask questions if you do not understand something. They will not tell you your benefits. It does not benefit them. I remember there was a way to get 3/4 of my salary off work, while ill. I discovered it, used it, and told a coworker who got breast cancer. Had she not known she would have received half the money she would have. The other thing to realize is that you may qualify for workers compensation. If you can get a benefit while off work for a year, you can qualify that way. And possibly it could be supplemented by assistance for the kids through public benefits, or food stamps. The hard thing is when you feel bad and anxious and maybe depressed, it is hard to get the perspective to weigh these things and pursue them. I know that. Of course you could be in a work classification that does not have eligibility for State Disability or even Workers Compensation. That is why it is important to understand what benefits you do have. So there is a solid base to begin from. Even if you find another job the knowledge you gain could help you in the future. Baby step by baby step. You are doing it. [/QUOTE]
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