April 2017 Archives

What is reasonable employee accomodation for disabilities?

On behalf of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP posted in Employment Discrimination Law on Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

Both federal and California law prohibit discriminating against employees with disabilities. In practice, this means employers may not refuse to hire candidates because of their disability. They may also not treat an employee worse than others due to a disability.

“I was wrongfully terminated after a disability from a huge well known organization. After consulting with many attorneys, being told I had nothing and making me feel bad as if I wasted their time, I almost gave up. I went online, found some website and posted my issue. I’m sure it came out as a blog with unnecessary details as I was emotional. Joseph responded and was able to see past all that and determine I had a valid case within minutes of speaking with me. ...” Read More - An Employment Client
“I was wrongfully terminated after a disability from a huge well known organization. After consulting with many attorneys, being told I had nothing and making me feel bad as if I wasted their time, I almost gave up. I went online, found some website and posted my issue. I’m sure it came out as a blog with unnecessary details as I was emotional. Joseph responded and was able to see past all that and determine I had a valid case within minutes of speaking with me. ...” Read More - An Employment Client