- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
Due to slow, but steadily declining health it is likely I could be let go within the year because it is affecting my ability to do my work, and I acknowledge that.
The company culture is family friendly, so whereas any place else I would have been fired years ago, they endeavor to accommodate good employees, and so they have with me (been here 15 years). Regretfully, a chronic medical condition is resulting in not only physical absences, but also cognitive decline - I'm making too many mistakes. I've been given my final warning, and it really doesn't matter because I'm doing the best that I can.
Should I be dismissed I don't know what the "reason" will be. I was allowed to return to work after a health sabbatical and they found work for me to do, but frankly, that side work has dried up. There isn't enough work on a regular basis for full time, and barely enough for part-time. So there is actually a "lack of work" and "cannot maintain work standards" and "unreliability" issues all at once. Obviously they don't want the tax increase, but if I am let go, it would probably be a "work standards" thing.
I cannot help this. Every medication tried has not helped me to be more reliable or more focused. A likely scenario is continued decline in cognition. Fine. It is what it is.
If I'm terminated for any one or combination of the above, could I still get unemployment? I know I have to be actively seeking work (even though this disease makes me unemployable) - and I will (even though I know nobody will hire me). Basically early retirement social security and unemployment would provide a bridge as I seek social security disability (being 63, this is within the law).
Again, if let go because of poor work quality, health, tardiness (which they have been tolerating for a year), can I still get unemployment because this is all derived from a medical issue?
(I understand that by asking this question BEFORE the triggering even occurs, you may not have an answer. Eh, my nature is to do my best to plan for things...)
The company culture is family friendly, so whereas any place else I would have been fired years ago, they endeavor to accommodate good employees, and so they have with me (been here 15 years). Regretfully, a chronic medical condition is resulting in not only physical absences, but also cognitive decline - I'm making too many mistakes. I've been given my final warning, and it really doesn't matter because I'm doing the best that I can.
Should I be dismissed I don't know what the "reason" will be. I was allowed to return to work after a health sabbatical and they found work for me to do, but frankly, that side work has dried up. There isn't enough work on a regular basis for full time, and barely enough for part-time. So there is actually a "lack of work" and "cannot maintain work standards" and "unreliability" issues all at once. Obviously they don't want the tax increase, but if I am let go, it would probably be a "work standards" thing.
I cannot help this. Every medication tried has not helped me to be more reliable or more focused. A likely scenario is continued decline in cognition. Fine. It is what it is.
If I'm terminated for any one or combination of the above, could I still get unemployment? I know I have to be actively seeking work (even though this disease makes me unemployable) - and I will (even though I know nobody will hire me). Basically early retirement social security and unemployment would provide a bridge as I seek social security disability (being 63, this is within the law).
Again, if let go because of poor work quality, health, tardiness (which they have been tolerating for a year), can I still get unemployment because this is all derived from a medical issue?
(I understand that by asking this question BEFORE the triggering even occurs, you may not have an answer. Eh, my nature is to do my best to plan for things...)