maggie0004
Nov 25, 2009, 05:48 PM
I was told by my doctor to move to a warmer climate for health reasons. I left my job and moved south and applied for unemployment insurance. I am ready willing and able to work, and I worked up until the day I left. My doctor stated in a medical form required by UI that my hand was bent and unable to use it and my ankles were swollen and I would not be able to stand for long periods and that I can never work again. None of this is true. I was hoping to collect unemployment until I found a job in my new state. According to the doctor, (which his secretary , office manager and I, via email, tried to make him understand) I cannot collect any supplement income until I find work, rendering me permanently disabled, which is not true. I am left without any source of income to survive. Finding a job at this time is extremely difficult, although I am actively seeking employment. In speaking to someone about this, they suggested I get a lawyer and sue this doctor because he has now put me in a very bad situation financially.