I just got a letter form my boss saying i was let go because i was not working since late october. He told me to go on vaction untill they needed me. Since may of last year i have been dealing with a entrapted nearve in my left arm. Just had surgury janurary 21. The doctors and therapist told me not do anything to make the arm worse after the surgury. I was waiting untill the cleared me to go back to work. My job requires lots of lifting which i cannot do right now because of my arm. He has not called to talk to me or given me any other notices. I have called a few times but he was not there and i do not like calling his house. Any help welcome and thanks for the ranting.

 

time to move on

 

Problem is i have 10 yrs with this company and my debt just went through the roof.

 

If you were to actually get the job back, do you think it would last considering what has happened? If you were to fight your way back into the job, how long do you really think it would last?

As Jake said, sometimes it is better to just move on.

 

i hate to say it but you got lucky how about the guy thats waisted 40 years at some place only to get caned so they dont have to pay a retirement for him and no company gives a dam about anyones debt except there own.

 

I love the job and the people aroung except my boss who thinks he is right all the time.
Here in rural Alaska there are not many jobs that i am qaullify for that pay this good. I drive a hovercraft. So there arn't that many jobs around.

 

Tough call here for you. You might have to move somewhere else or try driving a truck instead of a hovercraft.

 

I don't know but isn't there a law that says they have to make a try at finding a job that you can qualify for? I didn't think that because of injury you could be let go without any other job offer. Maybe workmans comp? Before walking away from 10 years on the job I'd be talking to a lawyer or the state on what your rights are. It might be the company is trying to ease you out and hope you'll just go quietly.

 

If the injury happened on the job, then yes it's lawyer time. If not, break out the classifieds.

 

Frank is right. It may be time to see a GOOD lawyer.

What I see, from the outside, looking in. . . .

Your boss (employer ???) knew that you were injured.
Was this injury from an 'on-the-job accident? If so, you should be eligible for Workman's Compensation and your job should be secure.
If you were terminated after being told to take 'vacation' (Paid?? Unpaid??) you MAY have legal recourse.
Did you get anything in writing from your 'boss'?

If you didn't get anything in writing, what are the chances that he will say that you were injured (off the job), and never made an attempt to contact him, or to come back to work?

You may be entitled to Unemployment Compensation. Check your local Unemployment Office.

I would strongly suggest at least talking to a lawyer.

You may be better off just walking away from this job and getting on with your life.
IF you fight to retain your job, just remember this, from "The Hunt For Red October":

"Watch your back, Jack."

 

Thanks for the advice I am looking intoa lawyer and goimg to call worker comp. Tom
Will post more when i remember more + updates.

 

Go ahead and lawyer up. Thank you for running up the price of providing that service with another frivolous lawsuit.

Personally, it sounds like your employer was more than fair. He gave you the time off because he probably thought you'd be responsible and get it taken care of, not sit on your butt for 4 months while drawing a check. If you KNEW you had a problem since last May and didn't bother to do anything about it until January, no wonder you got laid off. This includes filing a workman's comp claim IF in fact your job is what caused the injury. Your failure to act doesn't make them liable for your lack of responsibility.

I seriously believe that if you had taken care of the nerve problem back in October, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation today. My guess is that was your boss's expectation as well. He wasn't expecting you to say three months later that you still couldn't go back to work because you hadn't addressed the injury.

My guess is that you were in an at-will employment agreement, which means that as long as the employer doesn't break the law, they are free to lay you off for any reason. Go ahead and try to sue, but my guess you'll just be out a ton of legal fees should they choose to fight this. I haven't read anything that shows you acted on your own behalf to make sure you were ready to work again when you could potentially be recalled to work.

 

Bart99GT,

Is it safe to assume that you know more of this actual situation? Or are you assuming yourself....

BTW, waiting up to 6 months for surgery for non-life threatening injuries does happen.....

 

Wow! You got alot more out of that paragraph then I did. I gotta go back and read between the lines I guess.

 

You seem to be assuming alot. I do not know the full situation here and maybe you don't either.

I hope you never get injured. You will be in for a rude awakening. It takes a long time to get anything done about many injuries. Doctors love playing a juggling act. You get hurt and go to the hospital they pump some useles saline crap in you with an Iv. They may give you something for pain and tell you to go see your doc. You go see your doc he sends you to a specialist who says you need a test and sends you to the hospital for the test. The hospital tells you you need to go back to your specialist when the results come in. You go back to the specialist they may decide that test did not point to the problem so they send you back. Rinse lather repeat. It sometimes takes well over a year for docs to figure out the course of action to take meanwhile it can be like a full time job going to them. You cannot do anything to rush it. It is just how the system is set up. If you mix workmans comp into this it can take even longer.