Covid Support Thread
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Is it legal to lay off a worker who got covid19 at one’s place of employment? And thus kill their insuranced? You should investigate that a bit, I think…
@alafair I’m so sorry that you’re having these complications. This group (which is networked with a bunch of doctors) claims to be having a lot of success diagnosing and treating people with long haul symptoms. They claim to have identified the underlying immune issues. It may be worth checking out.
Yeah, did you talk to an employment lawyer about the situation with laying you off from a place you got Covid? And aren’t they obligated to offer you health insurance continuation (COBRA)? It’s expensive but at least you still have your insurance while you look to sign up for marketplace insurance. It may be perfectly legal to lay you off after you got Covid at work, but it might be shady and not okay.
I always consult an employment lawyer when something happens at work. It has 100% always been worth the few hundred bucks because it has led me to be able to negotiate for more, or keep myself from getting into a precarious situation.
Again, for people who are disgusted by the idea of consulting an attorney, this is NOT about litigating, it’s about advocating for yourself. Employers are only looking out for their interests, not yours.
Anyway, so glad to hear you’re coming out of Long Covid finally. What an awful thing that is.
Looks like if the company is at least 20 employees they have to provide COBRA. And typically with your severance, you’ll get some bit of extension of your health benefits before COBRA kicks in, or you can push for it.
Not a lawyer, and am not supplying legal advice, but having worked in corporate law, it’s worth talking to a lawyer because sometimes a company is more than happy to pay a nice chunk of change to make you go away. Nothing that would allow you to not work, but enough that you could catch up on overdue bills and maybe redo a bathroom.
Definitely talk to an employment lawyer. If you’re in the US, then depending on the size of your employer and the particulars of your situation, both the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and/or the Family Medical Leave Act may offer you protection from being fired due to Covid-related absences.
Assisted living facility just cancelled my visit with my mother again due to being in COVID “outbreak” mode. Drove 8 hours to visit, haven’t seen her in months and now it’s cancelled due to anti-vax assholes who won’t stop spreading this damned disease. So fucking sick of stupid and selfish people who are ruining returning to normal for the rest of us.
@MissMJ – that sucks. I’m also getting sick and tired of anti-vaxxers.
With states and possible Federal rules for employment, I’ve no problem if people lose their livelihood because they can’t seem to understand they live in society not their delusional dystopian post-apocalyptic existence. If you can still get a burger at Applebee’s then society is still functioning.
Luckily the anti-vax nonsense that resulted in measles outbreaks has set case law for this.I am enjoying watching GOP politicians implode as they realize that at this point, the majority of people dying from COVID are their voters.
