My job is killing me

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I work for a law firm in San Francisco (I am a resident of Concord and

commute every day) and have come down with occupational asthma as a

result of being exposed to copious amounts of dry toner ink generated

by copy machines being used in the suite next to ours. I am becoming

more and more ill, and do not know what to do. File a Workers Comp

claim? First, I have to find a doctor who will " think outside the

box " and treat me as well as buttress my claim, because my current

pulmonologist (who is part of my health plan) is being a total

spineless wonder. She's too afraid to " get involved. " I need to know

who to contact to help me before I get too sick to work and end up on

a park bench somewhere - or worse. I have never smoked a day in my

life, never had any problems with allergies, and then - wham. I

tracked down the source of the odor that was making me gag, and the

tenants who were running this illegal business were busted and

evicted. They are gone now, but I seem to have permanent respiratory

problems. I'm sure there is mold and other toxic stuff also, so I'm

almost afraid to go back to work at all. I need the job, though. HELP !