/m1760 Thank you X-stew. oic is now calling remaining sick leave usage, due to same illness, that is documented by my attending physician, as unscheduled sick leave. I'm sorry, po has known since May, with documentation from my attending physcian, that I will be out the rest of the year. Sounds fairly scheduled to me. I know po can issue dicipline with unscheduled sick leave. I carry enough sick leave on the books to cover my scheduled time off work. You are right, it is beyond harrassment, always has been, that is why I am diligent to CMA with this oic. Any other advice is greatly appreciated. Where can I reference info to protect me. I don't suppose any of this is an EEO issue? Harrassing a disabled person??? Just wondering. And truly, thank you.

Thank co-worker for the heads-up first. At least you have one person not running you down while you're ill.

Possible harrassment is the least of your worries. OIC probably will not leave you alone and may try to fire you---that's why they're digging for info. If you have no idea when you'll return, or you think you may never return, just know PO does not wait forever. You may find you have no choice but to look into disability retirement.

I'd be careful with how much medical info you give them. Sometimes they'll go to doctor to get your info. Contact doctor about what you want to stay private. They are not trying to help you.

We have an oic in our ofc that was my sup 10 yrs ago. I endured constant, nonstop harrassment from this person to the point I transferred out of the ofc. I am on SL and will be out the rest of the year. All documents in place. I have passed the 12wk fmla and, per the fmla coordinator, submitted a 3971, in advance, at my office, for the time beyond the 12 wks. I received a call from a coworker saying oic went to them (coworker) demanding to know when I (me, the sick person) was going to submit documentation to continue SL since my fmla is up. oic has made no attempt to contact me at home or cell phone or mail. I have no problem sending oic a note from the Dr., however, I feel this is the oic picking up the harrassment where they left off. I am very ill and this harrassment could affect my health and healing. And, I am very concerned about oic talking to coworker about any possible medical information. None of us hang out after hours so it's not like they are privy to my info, unless I tell them. I want this oic to leave-me-alone! Suggestions, insight, directions.
Thank you for your time.

Postal and Dead Letter I appreciate your feed back with my question, but Postal it was not a footrest, You know when you go to the doctor an they have a FOOTSTOOL there to help you get on the table, That is the exact thing that im talkin about ...It is a FOOTSTEP, Clerks used it to get in there chairs at their work stations. But all the same Thank you very much.
My weight is not that big of an issue with me, I just think she was trying to retaliate against me for a incident that happend with her and she had to apologize to me, she did not like that. But I will contact EEO and talk with someone about the matter an see what they think.....Thanks Again

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/m1755 Flowers48:

If you have a weight problem and your weight causes you to need special accomodations in order to perform your regular duties, then you should have asked for special accommodations under the ADA. If you did not do so prior then you have no case. Did you inform management prior that you have a "disability" as defined under the ADA? You have a workers comp case yes, but EEO no. This doesn't mean that you should not file if you want to. Try. But it's like saying that I have a hearing loss but did not inform management of it, then supervisor gives me verbal instructions to do something and I don't do it because I claim I have a hearing loss and did not hear instructions clearly (which is considered a disability under the ADA). Wont work. There has to be a paper trail prior.

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/m1750 I have to agree, it is a foot rest and not there to help anyone get seated. However, the super was wrong about saying it was your weight that caused the accident.

If the following message was meant to me, I was not , nor did I lay down and then call for help!!!!!!

X-stew, Yes I did get hurt and filed CA7...Just got claim number in mail on saturday. No she has not done it to me before, and I don,t know if she has anyone else. Yes I do have injury's....Thank you for the information I will contact EEO first thing in the morning and speak to a counselor to see if I have a case....THANKS

the tape of the workroom floor shows you lying down and then calling for help. YOUR IN BIG TROUBLE.

I knew a guy who said he could no longer work on the floor because while riding up the elevator to see the Safety Office about a workroom accident he said the elevator hurt his back and the supervisor riding up the elevator was going to be his witness.

Back to work or out the door baby.

x-stew.

You retired 4 years ago. How about leaving and let the people on this forum get current information and you can just sit back and enjoy your retirement?

You need a hobby.

Discrimination is an action, not a statement. Assuming your weight limits your life activities so it's a disability, you may have a case and should contact EEO at work and/or an EEO lawyer.

PO has a duty to provide your with a safe work area. They can't say they didn't know you were overweight. You may say they were harassing you due to it, putting you in a position where it was likely you might get injured. Has she done this to you before? Does she do this to others with weight issues or made nasty comments to you or others due to their perceived disabilites? Those are discriminations--treating people differently, worse, due to differences, and EEO should be told.

Right now, I'd say PO would be on the defensive since it can't be said she didn't know. This would be especially important if you got injured and filed CA-1. Putting you where you could be injured and where you did then get injured, is a big hole for them to climb out of.

X-stew thank you for responding, I am in the process of getting the LOW grieved.

The reason for the LOW is I had an accident at work and was given a day in court and week later given the LOW. I was attempting to get in the chair at my work station, there is a footstep there to help me sit in the chair, one of the legs on the footstool gave way and cause me to fall into the converyer belt causing me to injure my shoulder,knee and foot. Now mind you the footstep is at least 15yrs old or more. In the LOW she stated that it was my weight that caused the footstool to collasp and now it,s not a footstool it,s a footrest and not used for steppin on!!! Im feeling that weight statement is discrimintory am I right ????

First job you have to is get LOW grieved.

Then write a daily record of what led up to LOW---what you were doing and thinking, what she was doing and saying. It's for your own record but will back any EEO claim you file.

What is the 'discrimination statement'? Boss gotta be real dumb to write something like that down.

Hello....Can anyone give me information on filing an EEO....My supervisor gave me a letter of warning and in it she gave discrimination statement about me....Any iformation on filing will be greatly appreciated.....Thank you

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