DEAF WOMAN SUES FOR MEDICAL DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND WINS $100,000
In California, it is against the law for your employer to discriminate against you because you have a recognized medical disability, such as deafness. A hearing impairment or deafness is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sound and is caused by a wide range of biological and environmental factors. If you have a recognized medical disability, and you can still perform the functios of your job, it is up to your employer to reasonably accommodate your disability, not discriminate against you for it.
When a scrub technician at a local hospital informed her employers she found it difficult to hear in the operating room due to the loud music being played, she asked for assitantce in finding a new position. The woman wore two hearing aids but still could not hear above the music. She alleges that her employer did not do enough to help her find a better-fitting position at the hospital and sued. She won $100,000 in damages.
If you are an employee in CA who believes that you have been discriminated against at work because of your hearing loss, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about all types of medical disability discrimination at work.
