Changing Jobs/Temporary Loss of FMLA and STD/LTD

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mary625
mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
edited June 2014 in Employment, Insurance, and Other Financial Issues

As of tomorrow, I'm 3 months out of treatment.  As you can see below, I'm Stage IIIC.  I was contacted about a new job, and I'm struggling whether to go forward with the interview process or not.  I am afraid of losing my FMLA status which requires 1 year of employment and having a waiting period on pre-existing conditions for short and long term disability.  On the other hand, I know I can't live my life this way.  This job, should I get it, would be a big promotion for me.  On the other hand, I wonder if I should stay put a little while.  How long a little while should be...I don't know.  Would appreciate anyone's thoughts or experiences.  Thanks. 

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  • juneaubugg
    juneaubugg Member Posts: 951
    edited August 2012

    Start the process. It will work out as it should. I got an offer one day after Dx and two months of interviews. That was in May. They keep pushing my start date. It's now November 5th. I NEVER would have thought.

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  • juneaubugg
    juneaubugg Member Posts: 951
    edited August 2012

    Ps. Doesn't FMLA follow 1 ur employment consecutive regardless of location?

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  • mary625
    mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
    edited August 2012

    Juneaubug:  I'm not sure what you mean by the question, but I believe that you must be employed by the current employer for one year prior to being eligible.  There is not a provision currently where you can carryover tenure from one job to the next. 

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  • juneaubugg
    juneaubugg Member Posts: 951
    edited August 2012

    OK my bad

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  • proudtospin
    proudtospin Member Posts: 5,972
    edited August 2012

    not all jobs offer FMLA so be sure the new one does..if small firm you may not get it at all

    lordie but I regret taking a job with a small firm 15 years ago

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  • mary625
    mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
    edited August 2012

    Very true. Employers with less than 50 employees in a 75 mile radius do NOT have to offer FMLA.

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  • thefuzzylemon
    thefuzzylemon Member Posts: 2,630
    edited August 2012

    Just my two cents....don't put anything on hold because of the "what if's"....I'm a 3c as well and those little buffers like to Get in the way...

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  • mary625
    mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
    edited August 2012

    Update--I interviewed for the job with the headhunter, but decided not to proceed further. I have decided I will take a risk, but a calculated one. The job would require me to layoff 6-7% of the employees within a couple of months of employment, and I felt that would be career suicide. The last thing I need is to leave a good, stable job for a job that I'm not sure I can succeed at. So, I passed, knowing that something better will come along!

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