What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia
I work in a sheltered work program, a place that is FOR people with mental and physical disabilities. They also hire hourly people but must maintain 75% clients which are the ones disabled. I filed for disability back in December and have been accommodated until last month, they came to me and asked me to go over my SGA (1010.00 per month). I knew that in doing that it would affect my disability process, but just doing it once probably wouldn't hurt. Now it's at the end of the pay month again and once again they have come to me and asked me to work over SGA, claiming they don't have anyone else to take my place. They have made me feel guilty that if I don't do this for them, that they can't get work pushed through the line. I told them that my lawyer told me NOT to work over the SGA or I will jeopardize getting disability**************and they know that. I even tried to talk to one of my supervisors and she told me to just fight through the stuff I was going through and keep working. Then she proceeded to tell me that if I didn't work over the SGA that they may decide to just let me go.
My anxiety has sky rocketed today and I just don't know what to do anymore. I know what I WANT to do, but I feel like I have no choice.....not really.
Of all places, I would think they would try to work with me, and they did for a few months, but now it's like they have changed their minds.
Do I have ANY legal recourse here? If they fire me, it would be BECAUSE of my disability.
Leasy
I work in a sheltered work program, a place that is FOR people with mental and physical disabilities. They also hire hourly people but must maintain 75% clients which are the ones disabled. I filed for disability back in December and have been accommodated until last month, they came to me and asked me to go over my SGA (1010.00 per month). I knew that in doing that it would affect my disability process, but just doing it once probably wouldn't hurt. Now it's at the end of the pay month again and once again they have come to me and asked me to work over SGA, claiming they don't have anyone else to take my place. They have made me feel guilty that if I don't do this for them, that they can't get work pushed through the line. I told them that my lawyer told me NOT to work over the SGA or I will jeopardize getting disability**************and they know that. I even tried to talk to one of my supervisors and she told me to just fight through the stuff I was going through and keep working. Then she proceeded to tell me that if I didn't work over the SGA that they may decide to just let me go.
My anxiety has sky rocketed today and I just don't know what to do anymore. I know what I WANT to do, but I feel like I have no choice.....not really.
Of all places, I would think they would try to work with me, and they did for a few months, but now it's like they have changed their minds.
Do I have ANY legal recourse here? If they fire me, it would be BECAUSE of my disability.
Leasy