# Can an employee be terminated for being on disability?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employee-be-terminated-for-being-on-disability/780578>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 23, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employee-be-terminated-for-being-on-disability/780578 "2017-02-23T18:44:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employee-be-terminated-for-being-on-disability/780578/21 "2017-02-24T20:00:37Z")

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> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> Assuming this is in the US, he will not be able to get any insurance when the COBRA is over and ACA has been repealed.

Absolutely untrue, as evidenced by many other posts in this thread.

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