beckyrusher
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
Short version
I had my hearing and the judge said yes I am disabled but he needed some information from my previous employer.
They refuse to get back to my lawyer and are holding thing sup for me.
If they dont get back to my lawyer the judge said he would have to change my onset date to a date after when I tried to have a job. Instead of before then. This will obviously cause me to lose out on alot and would make the monthly amount much less then anyone could support themselves on.
My question is can this company actually hold thing sup like this and cause me to end up losing benefits?
LONG VERSION
I applied for disability but then after about 7 months found a work at home job. I thought I would be able to do this job because it was work at home and seemed easy enough. After a month I had to cut back to part time and after another month I started giving my hours away. I tried to work and couldnt. Ended up with constant migraine headache. The company worked with me and cut my hours changed my schedule they were very helpful. After not working for over 2 weeks and talking with my supervisor it was decided because of attendance performance and me being unable to do the job I needed to leave. So I quit. Instead of making things harder and more drawn out and being fired. I was with them from october 2011 to march 2012.
Another year goes by I got a lawyer for the disability hearing that was scheduled. Told her everything and had doctor notes etc for the hearing.
At the hearing the judge said even though I was with the company for 5 months I was only over the monetary amount by a couple hundred dollars. Since I couldnt remember my exact last date he told my lawyer to get in touch with them and find out that and my attendance so that he would be able to back date things to when I first applied.
Well its been a month and the company is refusing to get to back to my lawyer. They wont answer her calls never return emails etc.
This is going to cause the judge to move my onset date to march 2012. if he has to do that i will not get enough a month to take care of myself. I wont be able to pay rent ill barely be able to pay for anything
Can this company I worked for really mess things up this bad for me?
Isnt there some way to make them turn over my employment record?
My lawyer wont get back to me until she has something new she said and she cant get the company to talk to her
Did I just make a bad choice in lawyers and am I just totally screwed or is there something I can do?
Short version
I had my hearing and the judge said yes I am disabled but he needed some information from my previous employer.
They refuse to get back to my lawyer and are holding thing sup for me.
If they dont get back to my lawyer the judge said he would have to change my onset date to a date after when I tried to have a job. Instead of before then. This will obviously cause me to lose out on alot and would make the monthly amount much less then anyone could support themselves on.
My question is can this company actually hold thing sup like this and cause me to end up losing benefits?
LONG VERSION
I applied for disability but then after about 7 months found a work at home job. I thought I would be able to do this job because it was work at home and seemed easy enough. After a month I had to cut back to part time and after another month I started giving my hours away. I tried to work and couldnt. Ended up with constant migraine headache. The company worked with me and cut my hours changed my schedule they were very helpful. After not working for over 2 weeks and talking with my supervisor it was decided because of attendance performance and me being unable to do the job I needed to leave. So I quit. Instead of making things harder and more drawn out and being fired. I was with them from october 2011 to march 2012.
Another year goes by I got a lawyer for the disability hearing that was scheduled. Told her everything and had doctor notes etc for the hearing.
At the hearing the judge said even though I was with the company for 5 months I was only over the monetary amount by a couple hundred dollars. Since I couldnt remember my exact last date he told my lawyer to get in touch with them and find out that and my attendance so that he would be able to back date things to when I first applied.
Well its been a month and the company is refusing to get to back to my lawyer. They wont answer her calls never return emails etc.
This is going to cause the judge to move my onset date to march 2012. if he has to do that i will not get enough a month to take care of myself. I wont be able to pay rent ill barely be able to pay for anything
Can this company I worked for really mess things up this bad for me?
Isnt there some way to make them turn over my employment record?
My lawyer wont get back to me until she has something new she said and she cant get the company to talk to her
Did I just make a bad choice in lawyers and am I just totally screwed or is there something I can do?