{"id":1143,"date":"2023-01-23T11:14:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jleedslawfirm.com\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2023-12-09T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:53:03","slug":"disability-discrimination-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jleedslawfirm.com\/disability-discrimination-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Discrimination in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1143\" class=\"elementor elementor-1143\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5915b5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5915b5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0b28c4\" data-id=\"d0b28c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b547aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b547aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Are you being treated negatively at work after disclosing that you have a disability? Have you been terminated after telling your employer that you have a disability? Do you have a medical condition that required you to take time off from work for medical treatment, and upon your return you notice that your employer perceives you as a disabled worker and has been treating you negatively as a result?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2826441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2826441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you may have been discriminated against because of your disability or because of your employer&#8217;s perception that you may have a disability and it may be in your best interest to contact a <a href=\"\/wage-hour-laws-in-houston-tx\/\">Houston employment<\/a> lawyer. Do not suffer in silence! There are federal and state laws that are in place to protect you from this type of disability discrimination. You may be able to claim compensation for lost income, lost benefits, emotional suffering, and other losses. Leeds Law Firm has knowledgeable disability <a href=\"\/workplace-discrimination-and-harassment-in-houston-tx\/\">discrimination attorneys<\/a> to advise you of your rights and help you through the process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b732b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b732b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Disability?\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cb185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93cb185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An individual with a disability under the American with Disabilities Act (or ADA) is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is perceived to have an impairment that limits one or more major life activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fed115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fed115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under disability discrimination laws, major life activities can include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. The operation of major bodily functions such as functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions are also major life activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f30d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f30d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is also important to note that even if an employee suffers from an impairment that is episodic or in remission it can still be a disability if it substantially limits a major life activity when active.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686e25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"686e25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Actions Taken by an Employer are Subject to Disability Discrimination Laws\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe80fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afe80fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ADA is the federal disability discrimination law that makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees with a disability in all employment practices such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcfa04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcfa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"no-spacing-list\"><li>recruitment<\/li><li>pay<\/li><li>hiring<\/li><li>firing<\/li><li>promotion<\/li><li>job assignments<\/li><li>training<\/li><li>leave<\/li><li>lay-off<\/li><li>benefits<\/li><li>all other employment related activities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0070df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0070df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ADA (and Texas state law) also prohibits an employer from retaliating against an applicant or employee for asserting his\/her rights with regards to disability discrimination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ba0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ba0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ADA also makes it unlawful to discriminate against an applicant or employee, whether disabled or not, because of the individual&#8217;s family, business, social or other relationship or association with an individual with a disability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70b29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c70b29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you feel that you were subjected to discrimination during any of the above listed employment activities because of your disability, it is important you speak with an experienced disability discrimination attorney as soon as possible to determine your rights and what legal actions can be taken on your behalf. The sooner you learn what protections you have under the law, the better position you are in to protect your job and future career. You can contact us at Leeds Law Firm at anytime to speak to a Houston employment lawyer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e47712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e47712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure to Reasonably Accommodate\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e27814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e27814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If an employer suffers from a disability, but can perform all the essential functions of his\/her job with a reasonable accommodation, federal and state law require the employer to engage in an interactive process to identify and provide that reasonable accommodation (so long as it does not put an undue burden on the employer\u2019s business). A Houston employment lawyer can help you assess if your employer as unlawfully failed to accommodate your disability. Therefore, it could be in your best interest to speak with a knowledgeable disability discrimination attorney to understand your rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a3f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23a3f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Reasonable Accommodation?\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d465d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d465d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reasonable accommodation is any change or adjustment to a job or work environment that permits a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy benefits and privileges of employment equal to those enjoyed by employees without disabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eef13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eef13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some examples of reasonable accommodations are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029d877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029d877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>acquiring or modifying equipment or devices,<\/li><li>job restructuring,<\/li><li>part-time or modified work schedules,<\/li><li>reassignment to a vacant position,<\/li><li>adjusting or modifying examinations, training materials or policies,<\/li><li>providing readers and interpreters, and<\/li><li>making the workplace readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda2c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda2c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a violation of the ADA (and Texas state law) to fail to provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified individual with a disability, unless to do so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer\u2019s business. Undue hardship means that the accommodation would require significant difficulty or expense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a657eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a657eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have requested a reasonable accommodation and your employer has ignored your requests, has unreasonably delayed providing a reasonable accommodation, has treated you negatively because you requested a reasonable an accommodation, or has terminated your employment instead of providing your requested reasonable accommodation, your legal rights are being violated. An attorney can help you assess your situation, demand the accommodation to which you are legally entitled and make sure the accommodation provided suits your needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128f0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128f0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not surprisingly, many employers are quicker to respond when a lawyer is involved. Additionally, if the employer continues to ignore or delay requests for reasonable accommodation or terminates your employment instead of providing the reasonable accommodation requested, a lawyer can help you file a charge of discrimination to protect your right to file a disability discrimination lawsuit (which may become necessary if your employer continues to violate the law).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072377f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072377f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content\"><div class=\"bodytext\"><div class=\"description\"><p>If you have faced disability discrimination in the workplace or wrongful termination based on your disability, or an employer has failed to provide a reasonable accommodation you needed because of your disability, you must take action to protect your job and get whatever assistance you need (and are legally entitled to). If you are in the Houston area and are in need of a skilled disability discrimination attorney,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jleedslawfirm.com\/contact-us\/\">contact<\/a>\u00a0Leeds Law Firm to help you assess the situation, determine your rights, and advocate for you to make sure those rights are asserted and that you are protected!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"subpageslist\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"sidebar primary-sidebar\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"cfrags\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div id=\"left\" class=\"sidebar secondary-sidebar\"><div id=\"contactform\" class=\"widget contactform\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you being treated negatively at work after disclosing that you have a disability? Have you been terminated after telling your employer that you have a disability? 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