DO YOU HAVE A MEDICAL DISABILITY? DON’T LET YOUR CA EMPLOYER USE IT AS A REASON TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST YOU.
If you are a California employee with a recognized medical disability, your employer cannot use your disability as a reason to discriminate against you. The ADA is a law that protects you, the CA employee, from adverse treatment which results from your recognized medical disability. The ADA defines "disability" as an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. Major life activities include everything from walking and talking to bodily functions.
When a large food service distributor allegedly violated federal law by failing to allow employees with disabilities to return to work without a full-duty, no-restriction doctor’s release, the employees stood up for their rights and hired an experienced employment attorney to help defend them. The employees claimed that though they had been on leave, they were able to return to work with some physical restrictions, and were still able to perform their jobs, so they should be allowed to do so. The judge agreed and awarded them almost $100,000 in damages.
If you believe that you are a victim of discrimination based on your recognized medical disability, you should contact the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP 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 about medical disabilities and discrimination.
