I live in Michigan. I currently have an eeoc case for discrimination filed. I am in the process of suing them (have not filed yet) and it looks like I will probably be able to recover the maXimum allowed of 300,000 dollars from them for the discrimination. They failed to provide accommodations. My question is there a way for me to file a personal injury lawsuit? Would it be better to file personal injury than discrimination due to being able to recover more damages? If so can i file it with my discrimination suit? I'm just trying to figure out how to get the most out of my employer for the hell they've put me through.
While I was off on medical leave for mental health issues my employer continually called me and even sent a private investigator after me and I saw the person confronted them not knowing who they were or why they were following me. (That seems very negligent to do to a person with mental illness) Up until that point I was doing fairly well on my recovery. After this happened my mental health declined severely. My coworkers started referring to me as crazy blank. I didn't leave my home for two months. I started doing better and was cleared to try to return to work and they denied me forcing me onto long term disability. WHich in turn caused me to not be able to afford my insurance unavailable medications and caused further harm to me. My doctor now believes that I may not be able to return to any job because of the stuff I've been through. I now cannot return to my job where I made 80k a year plus benefits. The difference in my pay on long term disability and full pay is 30k a year. I know that 300k is a lot of money but not compared to the 3 million plus I would have made over the next 30 years working there. Let's not forget that I would have had a pension and 401k.
While I was off on medical leave for mental health issues my employer continually called me and even sent a private investigator after me and I saw the person confronted them not knowing who they were or why they were following me. (That seems very negligent to do to a person with mental illness) Up until that point I was doing fairly well on my recovery. After this happened my mental health declined severely. My coworkers started referring to me as crazy blank. I didn't leave my home for two months. I started doing better and was cleared to try to return to work and they denied me forcing me onto long term disability. WHich in turn caused me to not be able to afford my insurance unavailable medications and caused further harm to me. My doctor now believes that I may not be able to return to any job because of the stuff I've been through. I now cannot return to my job where I made 80k a year plus benefits. The difference in my pay on long term disability and full pay is 30k a year. I know that 300k is a lot of money but not compared to the 3 million plus I would have made over the next 30 years working there. Let's not forget that I would have had a pension and 401k.
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