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This article is from the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) FAQ, by cfs-news@cais.com (Roger Burns) with numerous contributions by others.

4.01 How do I handle problems about my job?

- If your work is, or will likely be, affected by your illness,
educate your boss about
your condition. Do this soon. You may need their support later when
more problems may arise, and it will be easier to educate them while
you are still relatively productive and "credible".

- Understand that you might have to make some severe changes: a change
of job, or
perhaps an involuntary loss of your job and a shift to disability
benefits.

- Beware of the trap of losing important disability benefits if you
switch to part time
work. Many CFS patients whose health was spiraling downwards had
switched to part-time work to preserve their place with their
employer. Later, when their health deteriorated even more and they
needed to seek disability benefits, they found out too late that those
benefits for a part-time employee did not include a livable income,
whereas if they had gone straight from full-time to disability, the
disability payments were much more livable. Be careful.

 

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• next: 4.02 What problems do I face in seeking disability benefits? This section will describe some resources for USA disability benefits. Contact the national organizations under question 5.06 for other countries.

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