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Brigette
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What is the name of your state? Michigan
I work for the lovely USPS. My son has an ongoing chronic illness where he has progressive narrowing of his coradid arteries. Due to this disease he has TIA's (ministrokes) on a regular basis. I have submitted FMLA paperwork 6 times. It was approved the first two times. Dissaproved the last four times. Everytime I would submit it they would ask for something different on a different question. Thus being able to dissaprove FMLA absences and then disipline me for attendance. I am at a letter of removal for staying home and caring for my son. The doctor has filled out the paperwork again and FMLA coordinators wrote me a letter back stating that my sons condition does not meet the requirements of chronic. The unioin wants me to settle at a 14 day suspension and I dissagree with this because i feel these absences should be covered under FMLA. Just because some coordinator feels its not chronic means nothing to me. I know what happens when my son has a TIA (ministroke). But in order for me to continue working and being able to pay my bills i am being forced to sign this document. here are my ??'s Can I put a notation on the agreement that I am signing under duress with the reason of why i disagree and protect myself if anything (god forbid) happens to my son and i have to take off work. And can i sue supervisors, fmla coordinators, USPS if the unmetionable happens to my son while I am at work due to thier decision of my FMLA? If so, should i have a lawyer write me a letter stating so and have it put in my file to protect myself from further disipline? Sorry this is long but lots of details. Thanks for your responses.
brigette
I work for the lovely USPS. My son has an ongoing chronic illness where he has progressive narrowing of his coradid arteries. Due to this disease he has TIA's (ministrokes) on a regular basis. I have submitted FMLA paperwork 6 times. It was approved the first two times. Dissaproved the last four times. Everytime I would submit it they would ask for something different on a different question. Thus being able to dissaprove FMLA absences and then disipline me for attendance. I am at a letter of removal for staying home and caring for my son. The doctor has filled out the paperwork again and FMLA coordinators wrote me a letter back stating that my sons condition does not meet the requirements of chronic. The unioin wants me to settle at a 14 day suspension and I dissagree with this because i feel these absences should be covered under FMLA. Just because some coordinator feels its not chronic means nothing to me. I know what happens when my son has a TIA (ministroke). But in order for me to continue working and being able to pay my bills i am being forced to sign this document. here are my ??'s Can I put a notation on the agreement that I am signing under duress with the reason of why i disagree and protect myself if anything (god forbid) happens to my son and i have to take off work. And can i sue supervisors, fmla coordinators, USPS if the unmetionable happens to my son while I am at work due to thier decision of my FMLA? If so, should i have a lawyer write me a letter stating so and have it put in my file to protect myself from further disipline? Sorry this is long but lots of details. Thanks for your responses.
brigette