My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: NEW YORK
3 weeks ago I was fired from my 3 year job at a hospital due to excessive absenteeism. I have a chronic medical issue that is being treated with various different medications. My doctor is still in the process of testing which medications work best to treat my condition. I missed work 12 times in one year because of said issue. I let me workplace know I was sick and was constantly visiting my doctor. I turned in doctor's notes. I even went to work sick and had to rush to the ER for it about 4 times. I was warned I'd lose my job if absences continued but I couldn't control my health. I applied for unment and was denied by my employer. I have proof of every single visit to my doctor(a timeline written by my physician with detailed diagnosis and perscriptions.)
I received forms from DOL to fill out my explanation of "misconduct". I haven't heard from them yet and was wondering what the outcome could be. The more I stress out about this situation the worse my health gets. The day of my termination I was told I shouldve filled out a Hartford form indicating my condition. And my employer told me "but now its too late, you shouldve filed before you got fired" I had NO idea, everyone knew I was sick and no one ever told me this! Please help. What are my rights? Thank you!

