Terminated by State Street after decades of service while on disability for Stage 4 Colon Cancer—zero severance offered
I am writing this because I am incredulous and looking for some guidance, advice, or to see if anyone else has gone through something similar.
I have been a loyal employee at State Street for decades. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer and have been out on disability to focus on my treatments and health since 2024.
I found out that State Street is terminating my employment. What hurts the most is that they are offering me absolutely zero severance pay for my 25 years of service. The only thing they are providing is 3 months of prorated COBRA health coverage.
Has anyone else dealt with State Street terminating employees while on disability? Any insight or advice on what steps I should take next with HR or insurance would be greatly appreciated. I'm not going the lawyer route as I'm not healthy enough to deal with it. After I received the letter, I contacted HR about severance, but they just responded that they will not offer anything besides subsidized employee price of Cobra for 3 months.