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I'm getting fired....Have you guys lost jobs due to the time off for your difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 14378" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>I had to go to work when my husband got so ill and could not work....(worse our private disability coverage insurance co went bankrupt when we filed a claim on him) </p><p>SO I was working for the money and for the insurance. </p><p>Then oldest difficult child started to get worse and I reduced my hours at our county - so I was considered 32 hours but full time, with pro rated benefits. Then I had to flex time my start time and work later at nite to accomodate appts etc (I worked PM shift) - then I took full FMLA 3 yrs in a row not all in one chunk, but scheduled thruout the year to accomodate for vaarious appts etc......but then, yes, after 10 yrs of working there I lost my job. Part of it had to do with insurance issues. SOmething about, IIRC we were a drain on the insurance? so the insurance forced my employers hand to fire me or the whole place might have a major insurance premium increase? something like that, I no longer remember. </p><p>It stunk, I am sorry it is happening. I think it is not uncommon for parents of special needs, handicapped, disabled kids to wind up either getting fired or having to quit jobs. </p><p>DOes your child get SSI? If you are not working, and if your child qualified medically- you might be able to geet SSI for your child.....and it is also possible you might be able to get state insurance, too? </p><p>I am sorry this happened to you. It really does put families in a bad place. I wish I had answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 14378, member: 1697"] I had to go to work when my husband got so ill and could not work....(worse our private disability coverage insurance co went bankrupt when we filed a claim on him) SO I was working for the money and for the insurance. Then oldest difficult child started to get worse and I reduced my hours at our county - so I was considered 32 hours but full time, with pro rated benefits. Then I had to flex time my start time and work later at nite to accomodate appts etc (I worked PM shift) - then I took full FMLA 3 yrs in a row not all in one chunk, but scheduled thruout the year to accomodate for vaarious appts etc......but then, yes, after 10 yrs of working there I lost my job. Part of it had to do with insurance issues. SOmething about, IIRC we were a drain on the insurance? so the insurance forced my employers hand to fire me or the whole place might have a major insurance premium increase? something like that, I no longer remember. It stunk, I am sorry it is happening. I think it is not uncommon for parents of special needs, handicapped, disabled kids to wind up either getting fired or having to quit jobs. DOes your child get SSI? If you are not working, and if your child qualified medically- you might be able to geet SSI for your child.....and it is also possible you might be able to get state insurance, too? I am sorry this happened to you. It really does put families in a bad place. I wish I had answers. [/QUOTE]
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