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Migraine make you too sick to work? Your boss has to listen!

There's good news for people who have to miss work because of Migraine or other headache disorders. The burden on employees of certifying that they are too sick to work under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has just been made a little easier by the Federal Courts. In its first time looking at this issue, the United States Court of Appeal... Read moreChevron
posted 04/13/2010, comments (11)|
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Migraine Top "Excuse" for Calling Off Work

We all know how difficult it is when we can't go to work or class because we have a Migraine. There are a number of reasons it's difficult — Bosses who don't understand or like it when we call of because of a Migraine... Possible loss of income from taking a day off... Attitudes of coworkers... Feeling guilty about "not pulling our... Read moreChevron
posted 07/10/2009, comments (15)|
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Bringing it All Together – Can You Use FMLA and ADA at the same time?

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 moreChevron
posted 06/22/2009, comments (10)|
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Working with Migraines: Rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act

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 moreChevron
posted 05/04/2009, comments (12)|
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Migraines, Perfume, and the Americans with Disabilities Act

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 moreChevron
posted 04/20/2009, comments (40)|
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