Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is illegal for your employer to discriminate against a ‘qualified’ individual because of their disability. A ‘qualified’ individual with a disability means that the applicant must be able to do the job with or without reasonable accommodation. ‘Reasonable accommodation’ includes things such as making existing facilities readily accessible to people with disabilities, modifying schedules, modifying equipment or devices, etc. A person is considered disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a past history of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.

If you think that you have been a victim of disability discrimination, you are certainly not alone. In 2008 alone, the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received over 19,453 charges of disability discrimination. Recently, the EEOC brought a suit against a food service company, AVI Foodsystems, Inc., on behalf of several employees with disabilities. The lawsuit alleged that the company refused to allow employees with disabilities to return to work even with a no-restrictions doctor’s release. AVI Foodsystems agreed to settle the case by paying more than $90,000 and provide jobs to the plaintiffs in the case.

If you have also been a victim of disability discrimination, get help now! Contact our team of skilled attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg. You can reach us at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.