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I am writing for my 24yr. old daughter. Her only access to a computer is at work.
She moved to CA and took an Adminstra-tive Assist. job with a small software company on July 5, 1999. She was told that she would have medical insurance on October 5, 1999, although she received nothing in writing showing her benefits. On Oct. 21st she had to have an emergency appendectomy and did not have any med. ins. She said the company was in the process of changing to a new insurance company and since she would be covered as of Nov. 1st, they just did not bother to enroll her under the old ins. All other employees with the company had med. ins. after 3 mos.
Now come all the hospital bills, approx. $14,000. While she was hospitalized, her boss told her not to worry, he would work something out with the bills.
This week, however, he approached her and said that so the other employees don't thing she's getting special treatment, he would like to give her a raise, enough to cover payments on her hospital bill. No $ amount mentioned. Even with a very substantial raise, the bill will take years to pay off and even though she loves the job now, should she ever become dissatisfied, the job could become like a ball & chain.
Her question is, does he have any obligation to take care of these bills or should she just be grateful that he's willing to work with her on this?
Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
She moved to CA and took an Adminstra-tive Assist. job with a small software company on July 5, 1999. She was told that she would have medical insurance on October 5, 1999, although she received nothing in writing showing her benefits. On Oct. 21st she had to have an emergency appendectomy and did not have any med. ins. She said the company was in the process of changing to a new insurance company and since she would be covered as of Nov. 1st, they just did not bother to enroll her under the old ins. All other employees with the company had med. ins. after 3 mos.
Now come all the hospital bills, approx. $14,000. While she was hospitalized, her boss told her not to worry, he would work something out with the bills.
This week, however, he approached her and said that so the other employees don't thing she's getting special treatment, he would like to give her a raise, enough to cover payments on her hospital bill. No $ amount mentioned. Even with a very substantial raise, the bill will take years to pay off and even though she loves the job now, should she ever become dissatisfied, the job could become like a ball & chain.
Her question is, does he have any obligation to take care of these bills or should she just be grateful that he's willing to work with her on this?
Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.