Concerning Janet s and Sick Vuilding

November 21, 2002

Hello ,

Thank you for your e-mail and concern for my very dear friend Janet.

I am her best friend and as Janet is not able to be at work right now, I am

acting on her behalf trying to get through all of the red tape involved with

Workers Compensation. It is a very difficult time for her. Between being

very sick and afraid, and the fact that no one at the shipyard seems to be

doing very much for her. She has been told several times that some people

here are trying to help her and are fighting for her, however, no one will

tell her who those people are or how that are helping. This baffles Janet

and myself. Why shouldn't she be told? They wonder why she is angry and

why she feels the way that she does. She has been told to pick her allies

and let them know that she is depending on them. However, it is hard to

decide who they are or if she actually has any.

We realize that Workers Compensation requires evidence of her

allergy to mold and the burden is on her to provide that evidence, however,

it never seems to be enough. She has been told that she has been granted

administrative leave, meaning that she gets a paycheck without it coming

from her annual leave, until 31 December. By that date, she has to apply

for disability retirement, or she will be on leave without pay, or she can

come back to work. No one knows what she be like by that date, however,

based on her present condition, it certainly looks doubtful that she will be

returning to work then.

If anyone that you know has dealt with Federal Workers Compensation

on the mold issue, we would appreciate any information that would make it

easier for Janet. Feel free to contact me at anytime if there is anyway

that I can assist you. I will keep you informed as to Janet's progress in

getting through this very cumbersome and dysfunctional system.

Thank you for all of the work that your coalition is doing to help

all of the people who are suffering from this illness, and again, for your

concern for Janet's condition and progress.

Sincerely,

Dan Maglaras

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