Help Wanted: How to file for job-related stress benefits
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"When a claimant files for unemployment indicating that they had to leave their job due to health-job-related stress, DOL must investigate to determine if they had good cause to leave. Medical documentation is usually requested along with other fact-finding documents such as a leave of absence or change in job duties. As with any claim involving health-related issues, the availability and capability of the claimant to seek and accept employment is reviewed."
The best strategy is to apply for benefits and see what happens. The state Labor Department stresses that it evaluates unemployment benefit claims on a case-by-case basis. You can call the department's unemployment telephone claims center at 888-209-8124.
"Both efforts aim to help researchers, policy makers, health providers and advocates to identify and address health disparities afflicting these communities," according to a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services news release.
It's a shame your supervisors couldn't have explained the reasons for the queries. Now that you know the reasons, perhaps the question will seem less offensive. And perhaps you can convey the information to patients as you talk to them. Maybe that will calm them down.
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