Anyone with Experience Obtaining Work Hours Reduction as Part of Disability?

In regards to the food, packing a dinner would be a solution. If you want to cut down hours so you can eat with your family, talk to your employer, but you do not deserve to be paid for that time, especially not by the tax payers! As for the leg swelling, do talk to your doctor. He can help give you ideas about stretches and exercises you can do at your desk to help with this, also you said you have ear pieces, so try pacing, standing, or stretching at your desk while on the phone. I do not think that any of what you have talked about entitles you to disability or tax payer money. If you need to work less hours, do it, but that is your choice, not our burden to bear. You sound like you feel you are entitled, but all us tax payers work just as hard for our money, and spend time away from our families, and any money we pay out to government assistance programs should go to those who really have a need and are truly disabled.

This is not a disability issue, but a labor issue.

I would start with your doctor and have him/her treat your symptoms appropriately. Explain to him why you are getting the symptoms you have and ask what you can do to fix it.

Go to your Dept. of Labor and Industries and file a complaint about the work conditions. L&I may be able to help you. If you are working 11 hours a day, they may be able to get your working conditions changed.

Just keep in mind that just because you "want" to reduce your hours doesn't mean you will be able to get disability to compensate for your overtime hours. Disability just doesn't work that way.

I am on disability myself at the moment for unmanageable migraines that I get on a regular basis that land me in the hospital several times a week, and for other major health issues that prevent me from working. I don't get paid based on the salary from my last job. Instead I am paid based on my social security contributions, and believe me, my monthly payments are NOTHING compared to what I made when I worked.

It is not realistic nor fair to expect everyone else to pay your salary when you are still working, just because you want to keep on earning a great salary and getting great benefits and a pension. The system doesn't work that way. And, getting on disabilty takes the better part of two years, and that's if you are working with a disability lawyer. If you try for disability, you may get told simply to reduce your work hours.

If you think your health issues are truly indeed caused by your current job, you may need to seriously consider getting a job that is a regular 9 to 5 job, pension or not. Sometimes we need to take care of ourselves, even if that means taking a pay cut and living more frugally. It's all about learning about the difference between needs and wants. What's more important: Your job or your health and family?

Sorry but I do not think you would meet the criteria. A simple solution would
be to get a different job. I know I could not and would not work under
those circumstances.

don't know much about the claim, but will say.. as for the numbing and legs and feet.. I experienced that and in part, I do believe it's nerves.. have you tried getting up from your desk every 20 to 30 min.. and stretching/walking.. additionally, if over-weight, I found that makes it worse.. I mention this because when I was pregnant and gained weight, the extra weight made matters worse. also, yoga helps to alleviate some if not all these problems. (at least for me) Have your tried some type of yoga or physical activity? sometimes, movement, although it feels like the last thing we want to do, is in fact the best.. Lastly, my ankles would swell somewhat when I sat a lot..apart from getting up and walking/stretching, drinking lots of water helped me as well..

best of luck

I'm sorry, I know this isn't a time to be too quick to quit a job, but you need to be looking for another place to work. Your statement that the boss provided earpeices so you can answer phones from the bathroom is totally over the top! I hope I'm not a client of your business. The idea that I might be being assisted by someone while they are on the toilet is just disgusting!
Have you considered calling the labor board and describing your work conditions? I know that is a scary prospect, because you might lose the job, but it would be better than losing your life from the stress you must be under, or having something happen healthwise that's drastic enough that you'd never be able to work again. I'm saying this from experience. I had a job about five years ago that was stressful in this manner. I finally found a new job that was much less stressful. The fourth day on the new job, I began having symptoms that I knew were indicative of a stroke When I went to the hospital I found that I had indeed had several mini-strokes. The doctor told me that often when a person has lived under the kind of work stress I had (on a job that I only stayed with for 8 months) and then get out from under that stress, the body reacts to the change and a stroke, heart attack or something similar may occur. But, if I had stayed longer and kept under the stress I might not have survived.

I had the inverse situation with my job, I was in a car accident at work and required spinal surgery. I had to prove I was able to work more. If it is truly a work related injury in California you would be covered under worker's compensation. Coordinate with HR because you will need to see their doctor initially and then can swith providers after 30 days. Be careful what you wish for though because it is up to the employer to retain your position if you can't do your "usual and customary" position. You can't just choose to work four days per week and everything is fine. You are entitled under the California Labor Code to periodic breaks to walk around, use the restroom and eat.

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