Disability Discrimination Michel Allen & Sinor Is Here For You

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Compassionate Advocacy Against Disability Discrimination in Alabama

Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, and, in some cases, employers barely make an effort to provide these accommodations or, worse, choose to discharge employees who have requested reasonable accommodations for a qualifying disability.

If you have a disability that requires specific accommodations to perform the essential functions of your job, remember that the law is on your side. At Michel Allen & Sinor, our Birmingham team of employment discrimination attorneys has a track record of success in advocating for victims of disability discrimination. If you have a disability and believe you were discriminated against because of it, we will fight on your behalf to ensure you receive the justice and compensation you deserve.

Call Michel Allen & Sinor at (205) 265-1880or contact us online to schedule a meeting with our disability discrimination attorney in Birmingham!

Who Is Protected Under the ADA & ADAAA?

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) and other federal and state statutes, employers must make reasonable accommodations for employees with a disability that the ADA covers.

If you one or more of the following apply, you may be protected under the ADA and the ADAAA:

A physical or mental impairment that significantly limits one or more major life activities
A record of such an impairment
You are regarded as having this type of impairment

What constitutes a disability according to the ADA and the ADAAA is comprised of two parts:

A physical or mental impairment
The impairment limits your major life activities

Some examples of physical and mental impairments that are protected under the ADA include:

Depression
Paralysis
Asthma
Cancer
Hearing and speech impairments
Thyroid gland disorders
Diabetes
Cerebral palsy

To accommodate an employee’s disability, an employer must sit down with him or her one-on-one to identify what is needed to assist the employee in performing all essential functions of the job. If your employer neglects this crucial step, it may have violated the law.

How Does the ADA Protect Me?

Under the ADA, disabled individuals are guaranteed equal opportunities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, state and local government services, and telecommunications. Regarding the workplace, reasonable accommodations can come in many forms, such as modifications or adjustments to a job’s requirements, the work environment, or another aspect of the job that will enable a qualified, disabled individual to perform the work.

Some examples of accommodations that an employer can reasonably make include adjusting the starting time, making work facilities more accessible, modifying equipment, or providing audio amplification devices to those who have a hearing disability. However, employers are not required to make accommodations that would be too expensive or if the employee has a medical condition that could pose a serious risk to someone else in the workplace or himself or herself.

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