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gizmochan
gizmochan Member Posts: 1
in Breast Cancer #1
I’m a Cancer Survivor and live in NJ, I diagnosed with breast cancer about 3 years ago, I finished Mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and reconstruction as well. All of my lymph nodes were removed during surgery.

After surgeries, I experience numbness, swelling, weakness, or tingling in the arm and shoulder area on the same side of the body on which surgery was done. I have difficult to drive long hours, heavy lifting, etc. I’m a programmer, I return to work after the short term disability and my manger was fully support me. However my company is restructure recently and my new boss asked me to relocate. It is about 15 minutes’ drive from my current location and it will be 3 hours’ drive from my new location. I expressed there was a medical situation preventing me from driving to new location. I already provided the doctor note, however my boss keeps coming back to me and asked me to provide additional information. I feel this is about my privacy and also feel nervous by the questioning. I’m really appreciated if you could provide your advice. I want to understand my employment rights, how much information to provide, what information that I don’t need to provide. How to prevent my boss keep bother me?

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  • Elaine_wi
    Elaine_wi Member Posts: 124 Member
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    ADA

    Try contacting your local social service agency and ask how the Americans with Disabilities Act can protect you. 

  • Beepositive
    Beepositive Member Posts: 259 Member
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    hi Gizmochan

    hello , not sure how big the company is that you work for..but all that information should be handled by your HR /employee Advocacy department..sounds like he maybe asking too many questions ..but if its a small company that could be reason..but as Elaine said know your rights and contact local social services

    good luck with everything!

     

    BEEpositive

  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
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    almost 10 yeears ago i was

    almost 10 yeears ago i was treated terrible during my treatments. I wish i had someont to help me -in hind sight-I was told I couldn't take an earlyl lunch 10:30 for my treatments and use my sick time. (IT would have wiped out every tday) THe form my Dr has to fill out for my job was so personal-every single detail.

     

    I wish you the best-i'll check back for an update.

    Denise

     

     

  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
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    at one point my not so nice

    at one point my not so nice boss (post treatment) would say HOW are you? YOU have medical issues. I told him i did not like talking aboauta things-he said I have a right to ask how you are and NOT A NICE person, so it was not sincere for sure.

     

    3 x in one conversation-he said so you doing OK? (I made the mistake once saying to him-I WILL NEVER miss an ocologist appt. (since he would give me a hard time taking days off for dr. (WE MUST take half day evne if less then an hour)

     

    So over the years -no a single caring boss.

     

    Happy to say that was 8-10 yrs...and now i have a new sweet boss.

    Denise

  • peony
    peony Member Posts: 306 Member
    edited October 2017 #6
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    I second Bee's advice-

    talk to your HR office is you have one. If you don't consult the ACLU in your town or any free legal resouces available. 

  • HapB
    HapB Member Posts: 527
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    Employee rights

    Every state has a federally funded Disability Law Center to answer questions that pertain to your rights. Call them and ask for information. You should be able to get answers to your questions.  

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