Are you suffering from a medical disability? The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires a CA employer with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities, unless it would cause undue hardship. A reasonable accommodation can be a change in the work environment or in the way a job is performed that enables a disabled employee to enjoy equal employment opportunities.

When an Orange County, CA man with cerebral palsy began working at Target, he was excited. However, he soon realized his special needs were not being met and he claims that as a result of the miscommunication, his hours were reduced. He took legal action and is suing Target for damages resulting from medical disability discrimination.
If you are a CA employee who believes that because of your medical disability that you have been the victim of discrimination at your job, call the hard working legal team of Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Our skilled employment attorneys will provide you with a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information on discrimination of all types.

In California, federal and state law protects you from discrimination of all types. This means that your employer cannot fire you, not promote you, or demote you because of your race, gender, age, nationality, religion, or medical disability. If you are injured on the job and take workers compensation leave, your job should be waiting for you when you return.

When hundreds of employees at a local Sears took workers compensation for on the job injuries they suffered, soon after, they discovered that they were terminated by Sears without the company seriously considering reasonable accommodations for their disabilities. The law requires that all employers do this for their employees. The employees stood up for their rights and took legal action. They won over $6.2 million in damages.

If you are a CA employee who believes that because of your work injury that you have been the victim of discrimination at your job, call the hard working legal team of Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Our skilled employment attorneys will provide you with a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information on discrimination of all types.

Losing a job, especially in this economy, is common worry for many CA workers coping with a chronic illness. Often, the (realistic) fear that frequent absences or poor performance could lead to being fired forces you to drag yourself to the office even when you’re feeling terrible, or perhaps perform below your standard. With the unemployment rate still high, it is extra important that you do not let your health and job sabotage one another.

As a CA employee with a chronic illness, you have rights. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that your employer make accommodations for you. Additionally, a disability doesn’t have to be obvious — such as being confined to a wheelchair. Reasonable accommodations might include special equipment, a flexible work schedule or hourly rest breaks. An experienced employment attorney can help you determine what is reasonable.

If you are a CA employee who believes that because of your chronic illness or other recognized medical disability that you have been the victim of discrimination at your job, call the hard working legal team of Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Our skilled employment attorneys will provide you with a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information on discrimination of all types.

In California, it is against the law for your employer to use your recognized medical disability, such as shingles, as a reason to discriminate against you. Shingles is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body that often show up in a striped pattern. A common area for shingles, or herpes zoster, to appear is as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of your back around one side of your chest to your breastbone. Herpes zoster, or shingles, is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox.

If you have shingles, and it is a recognized medical disability, your CA employer may not discriminate against you because of your condition. If you believe that your boss has discriminated against you because of your shingles, you may be able to bring a lawsuit with the help of an experienced employment lawyer. Examples of ways in which you employer may have discriminated against you because of your shingles include not allowing you to miss work for medical appointments, not allowing you to take a reasonable time off work, or making fun of you because of your disorder.

If you believe that you are a victim of discrimination based on your recognized medical disability, you should contact the skilled employment attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about stating a cause of action for medical discrimination.

In California, it is against the law for your employer to discriminate against you because you have a recognized medical disability. A medical disability can be anything from a broken leg, to cancer, to depression, and many other medical conditions. Ways your employer might discriminate against you because of your medical disability include firing you, not promoting you, not allowing you to miss work for doctors appointment, or not providing you with reasonable accommodations for your disability.

When a depressed man was fired unexpectedly just before his 20th anniversary of working with the company, he decided to take legal action. His employers claimed a poor work performance was the reason they fired him, but the jury found that he was fired because of his depression and awarded him almost $2 million in damages. The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability. Talk to an experienced employment lawyer if your employer is discriminating against you because of your medical disability.

If you believe that you are a victim of discrimination based on your recognized medical disability, you should contact the skilled employment attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about medical disabilities.

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 Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about medical disabilities and discrimination.

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that affects many CA employees. People with schizophrenia sometimes hear voices, believe that others are broadcasting their thoughts to the world, or are convinced that others are ‘out to get them.’ These experiences can make a person fearful and withdrawn and cause difficulties when he or she is trying to have relationships with other people, including in the workplace. If you have schizophrenia, talk to your doctor about how your employer can work with you to be a productive employee.

If you have schizophrenia, and it is a recognized medical disability, your CA employer may not discriminate against you because of your condition. If you believe that your boss has discriminated against you because of your mental disorder, you may be able to bring a lawsuit with the help of an experienced employment lawyer. Examples of ways in which you employer may have discriminated against you because of your schizophrenia include not allowing you to miss work for medical appointments, not allowing you to take a reasonable time off work, or making fun of you because of your disorder.

If you believe that you are a victim of discrimination based on your recognized medical disability, you should contact the skilled employment attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.

In California, a physical disfigurement, such as scars from a burn, is no reason for your employer to discriminate against you. if your employer treats you adversely, by not hiring you, firing you, demoting you, or not promoting you, because you are disfigured but can still adequately perform the functions of your job, talk to an experienced employment lawyer. You might be the victim of workplace discrimination.

When a maintenance worker, who was successfully able to perform his duties, was suddenly fired from his job without explanation, he decided to stand up for himself and take legal action. He alleged that because of a visible disfigurement resulting from severe burns to his body, and despite his physically capability and willingness to perform all of his job duties, he was terminated. The court sided with him and he won almost $100,000 in damages against his employer.

If you are a CA employee who believes that because of your physical disfigurement or other medical condition, that you have been the victim of discrimination at your job, call the hard working legal team of Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. Our skilled employment attorneys will provide you with a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information on discrimination of all types.

Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious autoimmune disease which affects the skin and joints and that commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. Many CA employees suffer from psoriasis. These scaly patches are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production which frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area including the scalp.

As a CA employee, you are protected if your psoriasis has become a disability that affects your ability to work. However, in order to receive the benefits of these laws, you must show your employer that you are disabled as a result of your condition. If you have demonstrated that you are disabled to your employer, he cannot discriminate against you because of your psoriasis, or for any other reason. Ways your employer might discriminate against you include not allowing you to miss work for therapy appointments and not providing you with reasonable on-site accommodations for your psoriasis.

If you believe your employer has discriminated against you because of your psoriasis, the So Cal Law Offices of David H. Greenberg are here to help. We have over 50 years of experience representing employees, like you, in disability discrimination suits. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of discrimination. Call Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014 for a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com.

Though much less common these days, polio is still a serious medical condition. Polio, or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person that devastated CA and the nation up until the second half of the 20th century. In about 95% of cases there are no symptoms at all. When a person does exhibit symptoms, they include flu-like symptoms such as fever and, in extreme cases, paralysis. If you suffer from polio, do not let your boss use your condition as a reason to discriminate against you.

However, in order to bring suit against your employer, you must be able to show that your polio constitutes a medical disability. Additionally, you must also be able to show that your polio has resulted in physical limitations, but that you can still perform the essential tasks of your job. Your employer can discriminate against you by not allowing you to miss work for medical appointments and not providing reasonable at-work accommodations for your polio.

If you believe that you have been discriminated because you suffer from polio, or another medical condition, call the experienced attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg at 1-888-204-1014. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to protect your rights.