Henry.Kasten@f10.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Henry Kasten) (09/25/90)
Index Number: 10645
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Tom, you said that you were advised that you could use sick leave for
training. I still don't think so. I spoke with our office of council
and was told that sick leave should not be used for training, but you
should ask the O.P.M. for your area. If they say sick leave can be used
for training, then I guess you can, they are the ones who can tell you
for sure. You should really try to remedy this before you have an e.e.o.c
hearing. With out a doubt, you will win, but the cost may be more than
you want to bear. How large is your office? Can your office function
without you for 4 weeks without causing a hardship? If you had a heart
attack, they would have to give you back your job when you returned, so,
proving a hardship is rather difficult. this brings me back to
reasonable accomodation. they must provide you with reasonable
acomodation ie. training unless it causes a hardship. o.p.m can help you
build your case so that it can be settled befor your hearing.
let me know more
henry
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