Comments on: Abusive cop’s stress at being fired results in disability

By: Welcome New York Post readers

Welcome New York Post readers — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:41 +0000

[...] or long-shot employment litigation, and mention the Rachael Ray anorexic employee suit and the Milwaukee cop who got disability for the stress of being fired over roughing up a suspect. On the latter case, by the way, rather [...]

By: Deoxy

Deoxy — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:19:13 +0000

OBQ,

I think that’s the whole idea…

By: OBQuiet

OBQuiet — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:52:58 +0000

OK. there may be some legal aspect that is eluding me but this seems absurd. Firing terminates your employment. Stress from being fired would by definition not be a workplace related disability. It did not start until after your employment ended.

Otherwise, you could never fire anyone since we could ALL claim disability.