I was recently employed as a salaried manager in a restaurant making $500/week plus medical benefits. I was terminated without any notice of any sort on January 6th, apparently because the owner gave the store back to his father, and his father wanted to make a clean start. I know for a fact that an employer has to maintain insurance on an employee for 30 days after termination. well, i suffer from epilepsy, and i have to visit the doctor frequently, and take a daily dose of tegretol. I went to pick up a prescription yesterday (Jan 28th), and i was told by the pharmacist that my insurance had been cancelled on December 31st. needless to say, I was pissed. My insurance was canceled before i had been fired, which seems to me to be pre-meditated. I had visited the doctor 2 weeks ago, and I guess i will be expecting a hefty bill now, since i apparently was not covered. I was not able to get my medicine, because I only had 10$ (my co-pay for the medicine). My question is, Is this legal? I was told that I may have grounds for a lawsuit against the former employer. Anyone have any ideas or help? PLEASE!

