get a doctors note?
The very utterance of my mouth is proof.
Thoughts?
Get a Dr.’s note and it could be considered a reasonable accommodation under ADA. Full time teleworking could also be an RA if possible for your situation.
We get a religious exemption to opt out of vaccines. Get a Doctors note. When in Rome, follow Roman law if it is not evil, but get exemptions
Wear a MAGA mask. You’ll be exempt within 30 seconds of walking through the door.
You better do as he says as a condition of your employment.
There will be no recourse.
Doctors note, or mask.
Take your choice.
I got in a shouting contest with a manager at a hippie grocery store during checkout yesterday. I was wearing my mast but not over my nose due to my struggle with impaired lungs. I would have walked out during during the process if it had happened 4 minutes earlier...
Thanks for the information, Vendome.
My wife bought a car yesterday from a private owner. She just went to get plates and transfer title in Milford Michigan. The SOS office is closed and the ones that are open you cannot get in until mid-March and that is by appointment only.
According to my source entire towns in Romania are being locked down and LE are blocking highways.
DO NOT give up your guns, Americans.
Do as I do - wear a medical alert bracelet and tell him to embrace the suck, lest you contact the HR department directly and file a complaint on discriminatory medical grounds. HR departments really get puckered over potential ADA violations. Clinically diagnosed anxiety can be considered a disability. I’ve been on lorazepam for 25 years, as needed, for it. Seriously. I know what it’s like to have an acute, debilitating anxiety attack. I don’t wear a mask for other medical reasons (it’s great to be a fly in the ointment from that POV), but you still have a strong case if it’s in your medical history as an active medical issue. Give your boss a nice, big ‘eff you’. I mean that. I know what you’re going through, and my heart goes out to you. Just don’t be timid about it. Show ‘em you got a big brass pair.
Okay, so I’m not going to be snarky or sarcastic here, too much, this is actually trying to be helpful.
So, I’m working at the evil MIC, and the management says we have to wear a cloth mask. Blecch. They didn’t say what kind, and people were wearing bandanas and stuff.
I had the blue type and after a bit, I started having asthma and other issues. Felt like I was being waterboarded for 8 hours a day, so to speak.
So, the first thing I did was cut out the blue paper portion of the mask and replace it with cheesecloth. Seriously. It helped, but was really hokey.
Then, I decided, heck with it and looked around on Amazon and tried a few different things.
The standard ‘cloth’ ones weren’t much of an improvement, although I do like the Calvin and Hobbes one I ordered. It’s cute, if uncomfortable.
The ‘balaclava’ types are better, but squish my nose, and stuff.
I finally had enough and just ordered the full on *slamic face veil. :P Seriously.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08B5BR9G3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Because phooey on the whole thing. (I would use stronger words, but family friendly site here)
Anyway, I got the leopard print because why not.
And as to wearing it, it’s like it’s not even there. And nobody gives me any grief, and it gets me the occasional smile from the ladies.
So, I don’t know if that will help you any, but as for me, it’s nice to be able to breathe. Breathing is good.
Good luck to you.
Awww. Everyone wants their own special exemption.
Anyone who does this is violating federal law.. you cannot be asked or required to disclose your medical history.
What he’s doing is committing an ADA violation. I think the fine is $15k for the first occurrence.
Put in an emergency request to be given a Covid vaccine. After that has taken effect you are 95% sureer that you aren’t a vector for Covid. And you already probably aren’t one even now - so . . .
I bought the style I have for woodworking. It has a carbon filter and two exhaust valves. The advertised rating is N99. The “draw”, to borrow a cigar smoking term, is a little tight; until you take the filter out. Then it's like nothing is there.
You can see though the carrier once the filter is out of the way. With or without the filter, exhaling is easy thanks to the valves. In other words, the mask with the filter in place is only protecting you from The Rona. It provides you with protection, if you deem that necessary, and provides the illusion of protection to everyone else.
The only downside I've found with the style I have is that I can't get the nose piece to fit tightly enough to stop my glasses from fogging. I can't find anything that does that, though.
It's special...
They do allow us to eat without them though...
Cut a slit in mask
Sorry you have to work amongst wokeholes. I'm confident you'll handle it, though. :)
Use a sheer thong?
Couple of options
1) Minimalist mask. Almost like wearing nothing. On Amazon, search “Sponge Face Masks”. 4 for $7.
2) Telehealth doc visit. Amwell app. If you have a good enough story you might get a note. (JAMA Network. 2020;July 10) A medically necessary exemption from masking is considered a disability modification under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities have clearly defined legal protections under both federal and state law. Title II of the ADA prohibits disability discrimination. Amid a global pandemic, reasonable accommodations for masking intolerance can and should include avoidance measures, such as curbside services and delivery. Employers can legally require masking at their workplace, and workers may be asked to provide medical documentation for an exemption. Nevertheless, there is a moral concern among the public that some people fake disabilities to gain advantages, such as getting extra time when taking tests, cutting lines in theme parks, or obtaining a favorable parking spot.
It’s illegal for him to demand a “doctor’s note” if you are claiming a disability.
That’s why landlords basically can’t ban dogs anymore from rental property, because everyone says they are “support animals” and we are not allowed to even ask what condition they have that requires a support animal, much less ask for documentation of the condition.
The only real question is do you want to formally claim a disability, and follow through with the available legal recourse if your employer doesn’t accommodate you?