How do you work with Migraines? Migraine disease is recognized by the World Health Organization as one of top 20 most disabling conditions worldwide, and this is no surprise to any of us who have tried to function during a severe Migraine attack. It is possible to receive disability status if your Migraines are frequent and severe enough, and I... Read more
We have had a number of members of this site who have successfully applied for and been granted Intermittent Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) status, allowing them to take unpaid time off from work due to their Migraines. I'm writing this article to make you aware of the availability of the FMLA for intermittent leave for Migraines and other... Read more
What are my Rights under HIPAA?
When we go to a new doctor, and even periodically at our established doctors' offices, we have to sign forms informing us of the office's privacy practices under HIPAA. If you are like most of us, it's one more boring piece of paper to look at and sign before you can get to what you really came for: seeing... Read more
How can you keep working with Migraines? What does your employer have to do to help? Last week we talked about McBride v. City of Detroit, where a chemically sensitive employee made out enough of a case under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to withstand a motion to dismiss. Her employer had refused to put in a perfume-free... Read more
It happens to Migraineurs again and again - we go to work and the people around us wear perfumes or strong scented deodorants or lotions or aftershaves. Their scents trigger Migraines, and we can't work. We have to go home, use our sick leave, maybe our pay is docked. Our work performance suffers, our budget suffers. If we... Read more
