As some know I have been recovering from a back surgery in Oct. I still have not met the demands of my job as an Arms Room Evaluator and weapons maintenance instructor. Last year when the contract was announced we fell under the Davis/Bacon (D/B) act and the title we were gived was Technical Instructors. Easy peasey, right? That's what Metlife is saying, that I should/have been cleared for that vague job title, regadless of what it is I actually do they have decided that since I could do the job as described by D/B they have declined my Long Term disability claim. I have been working with the adviser for almost 3 months working on getting everything they have asked for. Today I was told that is just the way they have things and that I will not be paid. I called work and informed them I will be showing up to work on Monday. They asked if I was %100 capable, I answered, yes, based on D/B job description I am. If anyone has used a MK19 Grenade Launcher or M2 .50 cal Machinegun realize just how heavy they are, and working with these weapons in a tigher than tight Arms Room makes thing even more difficult. Then we have the physical act of charging the weapon un mounted, and seeing as a matter of course units tend to store their weapons dry makes these tasks even more difficult. Bottom line is I will be unable to do my actual duties and responsibilties, but I will be able to do the job as descibed by the D/B act.
So, that laid out my problems and issues, I need someone with experience, personally or legally to offer me some sound advice. I haven't been paid in over 2 months, thankfully I have a wife who loves saving money so I have not been in a bind due to the savings account, but I am tired of seeing it dwindle. Should I get a lawyer (yuck)? As of yesterday I was faced with the real prospect of losing my job, FMLA had run out in Jan. and the corporation extended me the courtesy of unpaid leave, to allow me the time to heal. Things havent progressed to the point I can return to do the full aspect of my job.....
What would y'alls recomendations or suggestions be? As it stands I will show up on Monday and do what I can do.
And to trump all that, my annual septic inspection revealed a few broken pipes and a switch that won't disengage when it is supposed to, there I was, standing ankle deep in my own effluent having just learned I was a kept man for the last coupla months, I didn't have the proverbial pot to Pee in, but I did have a hole full of pee and I was getting it splashed all over me
PS, please keep them prayers coming for Pappy, I need all the spiritual help I can get. Throw in some for my wife, Mona, she has been diagnosed with COPD. Heck, I wouldnt object to a prayer for myself, I'm an emotional wreck.
A big thanks in advance to all, be it advice, prayers, or something that makes me smile, if ZG loaned me his bike for a day I could do a rattle can power adder