Hi Community, I need to take short term disability due to being called back to the office after working from home for 2 years.
They are calling everyone back. I have 2 serious health conditions that I could manage at home (barely) with expensive equipment I purchased. Can’t take to a cubicle, no room or privacy, so won’t have the same setup in office. I’ve been assured my job and pay will be protected so I can return in 90 days. I don’t know how to prove they must do this for reassurance. I am not feeling like I can trust HR at all. They said I am protected under FMLA and ADA. They have put me on leave until I can figure out what to do, I see my doctor on Friday to discuss it. Has anyone taken STD and returned to their same role with no changes or hoops to jump through? Thank you.
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Thanks everyone for the kind words and advice. My doctor filled out and signed an ADA accommodation form for WFH. It was denied by HR. My doctor said his corporation did the same thing and if they let one person stay at home then it was considered favoritism. So, he has filled out and signed the STD form for me. I submitted it and have been in analysis paralysis ever since. The stress is not helping my conditions. It is now going thru the process hopefully to an approval. I need the time to see if I can begin to heal with a reset to make it easier to return. Otherwise I will have to take LTD which isn’t enough for me to live on in my current home, luckily the STD is 100% pay. Now I’m feeling stuck and very nervous about my employment. I’ve been a loyal employee for over 24 years and have only 1 1/2 years to retirement. Thanks again for the honest opinions.
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I have an ada accommodation through my work. I have epilepsy and got in a car accident, due to having a seizure while driving. I should be going in 2 days, but I go in 1 with other transportation. That is my accommodation.
You need to talk to your HR rep and ada company working with your employer to get the proper paperwork for a reasonable accommodation.
Go to your doctor and him/her sign the paperwork stating what/why you need it and can’t return to work.
Send or provide the paperwork back to the ada company and employer. They’ll either accept or deny it. This was just my experience.