Comments on: Abusive cop’s stress at being fired results in disability https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/11/abusive-cops-stress-at-being-fired-results-in-disability/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Welcome New York Post readers https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/11/abusive-cops-stress-at-being-fired-results-in-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-34587 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5521#comment-34587 […] 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 https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/11/abusive-cops-stress-at-being-fired-results-in-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-9513 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:19:13 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5521#comment-9513 OBQ,

I think that’s the whole idea…

]]> By: OBQuiet https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/11/abusive-cops-stress-at-being-fired-results-in-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-9512 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:52:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5521#comment-9512 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.

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