What are the stipulations of short term disability?

Your employer has the right to notify the administrator of its health care plan of your separation as soon as it occurs. If you have FMLA leave...

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I was let go of my job for lack of work, i am 59 and I have a lot of medical problems of which I take a lot of medicine for.

Yes. It sounds like you would qualfy for SSD. However, even if you were to qualify for SSD, you would not be eligible for Medicare until 29 months...

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Can I be made to sit with patients? Also patients in isolation?

Mr. Ezold gives good advice. You can be terminated if you refuse to perform a task that is not illegal. If the patient is in isolation, I assume...

Can unemployment compensation decision be presented to EEOC and/or court in support of a discrimination argument?

A UC decision could potentially be used to prove a relevant factual issue, but in this case, no. The issue in the UC case was whether your...

Do I have any chance of winning the appeal my employers have made to my Unemployment Compensation decision?

Yes. You have a chance. But you need to hire a lawyer. This is not a case you can win on your own.

I will be working for an agency as an independent contractor. Can they require me to have workmans comp insurance?

Under PA law, you can waive WC coverage as the sole owner/operator of a corporation. The employing corporation, however, is unlikely to accept that...

Congratulations on the favorable ruling. That will likely help your leverage in the negotiations. The WC carrier can always deny medical...

I was terminated from my job and filed unemployment. Employer stated this was due to parent complaints.

If you have been granted benefits, and your employer has appealed, a hearing will be scheduled without you needing to anything further. You will...

Can i sue my employer for a co worker attacking me while we were both on the clock and my manager was watching the whole thing

You may have a workers comp claim if there is no history of animosity between you. if ther is a history of animoity, your employer was aware, and...

Hospital employees want to sue for manager who time tracks every minute of employees day and documents mistakes for termination

Harassment in the workplace is actionable only when it is motivated by discriminatory intent against a member of a protected class. if your...