29CFR825.825.220 - Protection for employees who request leave or otherwise assert FMLA rights.

29CFR825.825.220 - Protection for employees who request leave or otherwise assert FMLA rights.

I stayed up very late until the wee hours of this morning yesterday. I spent a lot of time researching the FMLA. Did I have my rights denied? Was my employer negligent in telling me about FMLA? They wanted me to file a disability claim and contended that I was disabled, but I didn't think I was. Oh boy, was I wrong. I was sick in the head at the time, very psychotic and very erratic. I couldn't focus and I had major concentration problems. My mind raced all day long thinking of what I needed to do and get accomplished each day. I was unable to work. I spoke to my managers about taking some time off, or working at home and they denied me those accommodations. They never spoke of the FMLA to me and it is a requirement for employers to do so. I feel like I was taken by a powerful company but I am going to fight back. I will assert my rights, talk to an attorney and prove to my previous employer that I indeed was denied FMLA rights and should be reinstated. I want to be compensated for lost certifications and have them all paid for when I have to retake the tests. I will have to ask for reasonable accommodations at the test center to allow me 25% more time to finish each test as well.

I feel that I need to assert myself nowadays. My fiance doesn't like it, she thinks I am just drumming up my past and it's all dark and dreary. But I have to do this for myself because it is the right thing to do when you know you have been done wrong. How was I supposed to know about the FMLA federal law? Did my employer even have this posted on the wall at work? I need to really assert myself more and take back my life and go back to work. I have a right to be reinstated and maybe if I get sick again then I will have disability rights once again and I will be able to use them if I become too sick. I will feel better and although I am not certain what going back to work will mean I know that I will utilize the right to ask for reasonable accommodations for my disability and should regain my status as a full time employee who may not have to be as productive as the normal employee without a disability. I can ask for a waiver to be able to work up to 40 hours a week and ask for a minimum wage as part of my lawsuit deal, that I shall earn commissions as well as be given the special minimum wage requirement by federal law for those who have a disability. It's like getting something for being damaged. So this would pay for my life insurance policies. I would be set to get back to work. All commissions above my minimum wage will go towards bills and the like, so maybe this can be a reality. Maybe I can convince myself that going back to work is a good thing, that I will remain stable and stay focused on a few things rather than a ton of things. I could ask for secretarial support and be included in a mentorship program or even working in another agency by way of a partnership agreement. I could establish a valid business entity and deduct all business expenses from that. I still have some savings left that I would be able to use towards bills while I build up my clientele again. I would retain my previous clients and service them too. All my residual commissions would be active again and I can study for the right to be able to ask for a fee for service business. Establishing this would enable to start right from the beginning as a known fee based business entity. I would like that. I could study for the tests to become licensed again while I am still on disability and have an agreement with agency that I be allowed 6 months to get back up to speed. Having that ability to know what my rights are ahead of time certainly puts a light in my favor knowing that I cannot get screwed again.

Would I have the ability to go out on disability again for being bipolar and too manic? I would have to research this and find out. I will do that know, because I am too excited to find out.

Assert your rights with first knowing what FMLA can do for your situation!

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On my way to creating my first PRESS RELEASE for Poet Tree: Volume One - "Forrever Memories" book

I am really excited about the prospect of publishing my press release.  I am in the editing stage of the process.  I have to wait for distribution until an editor approves it.  I am using PR.com and PRnewswire.com.  I am getting manically excited it seems because this is happening, this is finally happening for me.  I want to be able to express myself and get my story out there.  I feel that having this press release will help make my newly published book of poetry will help others who are dealing with sexual identity confusion and child sexual abuse. 

It wasn't too long ago that I began transcribing poetry into the computer so that I could eventually publish my first year's worth of poems.  It kind of amazes me that it's all coming out.  I have grown from a boy into a man and with that a record of all my experiences written in a form that everyone can understand and appreciate.

I wouldn't have been able to do this if it wasn't for Penny, my fiancee.  She has enabled me to have a voice and speak out about my traumas and pains seemlessly.  I owe a lot of thanks to her for being the person I am today.  She has shown me so much love and what more could someone ask for.  She is truly my angel!

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