Going to Rehab Without Losing Your Job
There are many obstacles to addiction recovery. The way substance abuse alters a person’s thinking and behavior, underlying issues that have to be resolved, and the stigma around seeking treatment are just some of the challenges to overcoming addiction. Reaching out to get professional addiction treatment can already be challenging but the fear of potentially losing your job should not be part of your concerns when considering going to rehab.
This is where Union First steps in; we can help you get help for addiction without losing your job. Job protection is just one of the many services that our members can take advantage of.
We understand how hard it can be to secure a well-paid job to support yourself and your family and we are available 24/7 to help you get a placement at mental healthcare facilities and addiction treatment centers while helping you to keep your job so that you can return after rehab.
Click here for job protection & behavioral health, call Union First today at (855) 215-2023.
Will My Work Let Me go to Rehab?
There is a process called the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that allows you to seek medical care without losing your job but if you don’t complete the FMLA process, then your job can be at risk.
Union First will help to complete the FMLA process so that your job isn’t at risk just because you seek professional medical care for addiction. We help you with every step of the process so that you are legally allowed to leave your work for a period while you go to rehab.
Can You Get Fired for Being a Drug Addict?
There are laws in place that help to protect employees from being discriminated against due to a disability, which substance use disorder is classified as. This means that your boss can’t fire you just because you’re a drug addict but if your behavior and actions warrant it based on your work contract conditions, they may be able to find another reason such as absence from work or not fulfilling your duties.
Does Addiction Count as a Disability?
Yes. A professionally diagnosed drug or alcohol addiction is considered to be a disability under the Rehabilitation Act, Affordable Care Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a disability, you have several rights that help to protect you from being discriminated against in the workplace. Union First can help you to understand your rights with regard to addiction in the workplace and help to place you in a rehab center so that you can get the professional care you deserve.
How Union First Helps Union Members, Public Employees, and Their Families Get Addiction Treatment Without Losing Their Jobs
Union First has several important services that our members have access to. One of the most important services that we offer is to aid you to get help for addiction without losing your job. Addiction is a mental health disorder and can cause great turmoil in your life and losing your job should not be one of them when you are actively seeking treatment for substance use disorder or other mental health disorders.
Along with job protection, Union First can help you with case management, placement at top-rated treatment facilities, advocacy, training, and telehealth. Union First is your ally and we will work tirelessly to ensure that you get the professional mental health services you need while ensuring that you have a job to go back to.
Call us today – (855) 215-2023 – to find out more information on our job protection and other union services that our members can take advantage of.
Click here for job protection & behavioral health, call Union First today at (855) 215-2023.