Fibromyalgia Support Group

Please help!

Thank You

Holly

Connie

I know you live in Ohio and I live in Texas, but it only seems fair that you draw unemployment. I filed the day I was let go and told them the whole story about my illness (unemployment). The company I worked for stated excessive abscenses, but they were all due to illness. The unemployment office never asked to see any paperwork from me at all. If you have submitted all documentation to your company, you should be able to draw unemployment in the least. I get the maximum for 6 months plus an extension if needed for an additional of 13 weeks.

Now, Texas may be different than your state, but I would file on the 53 hour if this is to happen to you.

Elizabeth

I was told in order to receive unemployment, I have to be able and willing to work a 8 hour/day 40 hour week job. You have to be physically able to look for a job 5 days a week.If you can still work I think that may make a difference in your unemployment claim. I would go in and talk with a worker face to face.

Since, I'm sick I cannot be out looking for work. There's just no way I can work right now.

Social security asks first thing if you are working...if you are, they don't even complete the application process. And they weren't interested in my reduction of hours, though I think that should count as well towards my disability.

Now maybe they would do it because you can't work a 40 hour week. (Soc. Sec. says the 8/hrs/day, 40 hrs/wk). I haven't worked 40 hrs. a week since October or November '08, but they put my disability date at the last date I worked so February, 09.

I'm hoping if I go before a judge they will allow me to back date my disability date to at least 11/08. I think an attorney would help me fight for this as

well.

Sorry you are having to deal with all this. I know how hard it is.

Hugs!!

~Tammy~

Post edited by: suni19, at: 09/02/2009 03:42 PM

Hang in there and let us know what happens!

Does ohio have a work at will/fire at will policy as ky does?

Last thing I could think of before contacting an attorney for (hopefully) free advice is looking up the americans with disabilities act and read up on it and be informed when you talk to your HR office. Good luck and I hope you can come out on top.

keltec

Hope this helps answer your question! Welcome to the group!

Lori