Posted by Candi on 2/04/08

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I've had a couple issues pertaining to my health come up
at work, and I was just looking for some legal input.
First of all, we are allowed to have something to drink
and a small snack at our desks. I have hypoglycemia and
my doctor provided me with a prescription stating I need
to have food available at my desk. At times, the "small
snack" is not enough to keep me from feeling faint, but my
boss has said anything beyond that will have to be eaten
on a break, away from the desk (very busy office, not
usually possible other than lunch)...which will then also
cause me to fall behind on work. Can she do that?
My second issue is that there are times (usually about 10
minutes of work per week) when my work falls a little
behind because my wrist or back is in a lot of pain and I
have to slow down. My boss demands everything be done the
same day, with no extra time (even unpaid) spent on it.
Even when she has ok'd me delaying some tasks to prevent
the pain, I get reprimanded for not getting it done when
she wants it done. I've had pain issues for years, but
they haven't really affected this job until they flared up
again recently. I have no official diagnosis, but every
doctor I've seen has felt it's some type of repetitive
strain injury. Do I have a leg to stand on here as far as
ergonomics or even if she were to go so far as firing me
for this?
Thanks

Health-related issues at work, 2/04/08, by Candi.

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