[NPInfo] i just got fired!

[David or Diane Dito]

Lynn,

I'm so sorry about your job, along with everything else you've been going
through.

I don't know the nuances of the law regarding Americans with Disabilities
Act or unemployment compensation, but seems you might have some recourse
with the ADA since she fired you AFTER you became ill. You could consult an
attorney specializing in employment law to see if there is any recourse
along those lines.

As far as the hearing loss goes, you should be able to perform your job just
fine with hearing in one ear. There is no need to disclose your hearing loss
unless bilateral hearing is a requirement of the job, as others pointed out.

Many of us on this list are dealing with impaired hearing in one way or
another. There are many more adaptive medical devices out there than I would
have ever dreamed; it's a whole new world I'm just learning about now that
I've started wearing hearing aids. There are nurses with total bilateral
hearing loss that are working with adaptive devices. It's definitely not
easy, but it's certainly possible.

Cyberhugs and best wishes for a brighter future!

Diane Dito

In a message dated 11/4/2007 2:52:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
LWoiblett at msn.com writes:

Well, My  boss, the doc who owns the practice, stopped by my house after 
church this  morning to tell me that she had thought it over very carefully
and 
that she  could not afford me any longer.  (Guess that 60,000/yr was just so

much  more than I was worth).  
I understand that not being there for the  past 5 weeks has made it bad for 
her, but I took no salary for the time that I  have been off on sick leave.

She gave me no notice or severance  package.  She said she would not cancel
my 
health ins. until the end of  the month.  She said that she decided to tell
me 
this way so my husband  could be there for support.  (I almost actually said

out loud "How  thoughtful of you".  But I did not.  I just got home from 
packing up  my office.  I also know that having to take time off for more dr
appts  
than I ever thought I would have is hard on the practice.  I had started
back 
1/2 days on Thursday, and there is no way I can do a full day yet.   
I am still too upset to start polishing the CV and looking for another  job,

but is there some recourse that I might have?  I had no contract and  that
is 
one lesson hard learned today...although I did have one at my last job  and 
there was so many ways to get out of it that it was pretty  worthless.
And how much disclosure do I  have to give my next employer  re: my hearing 
loss?  I am afraid that I will not be able to get another  job when someone 
finds out I have a total hearing loss in one ear.
Sorry to  cry on everyone's shoulders but I am in a spot that I have never 
experienced  before and have no guidance.....and I am doubly scared because
we 
just bought  another house and have not yet sold ours so I am going nuts 
thinking about  double mortgage payments!
Thanks in advance for any advice you can  share..
Lynn W
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