WERE YOU FIRED FROM YOUR NORCAL JOB BECAUSE YOU HAVE EPILEPSY? THIS MAY BE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
If you are a disabled individual, you are protected from disability discrimination by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. This Act applies to employers with 15 or more employees. It prohibits disability discrimination in regards to qualified individuals at private places of employment, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions. Under the ADA, an individual is considered disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.
A qualified applicant or employee that has a disability is a person who can perform the essential tasks of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations include things such as making existing facilities usable by employees with disabilities, restructuring jobs, modifying schedules, obtaining modifying equipment or devices, etc.
Disability discrimination is a serious issue. In 2008 alone, the Equal Employment an Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received over 19,000 disability discrimination complaints. Out of these complaints, the EEOC recovered over $57.2 million in damages. Recently, the St. Louis Rams football team settled a discrimination case for $134,000. According to the suit, an assistant trainer who had worked with the team for 11 years was fired because he had epilepsy. If you have been fired or denied a job because you have a disability, get help now! Contact the skilled attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. You can reach us at 1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9776. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.
