Disability Discrimination

Disability discrimination occurs when an employee is treated differently because he or she has a disability. People with disabilities are protected in the workplace and in other public places by the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. This legislation states that disabled people cannot be discriminated against, and that employers must make reasonable accommodations to allow people with disabilities to perform their job duties. The ADA was recently amended to restore rights for individuals with disabilities that the Courts had stripped away, in the ADA Amendments Act.

If you feel you have been denied a job opportunity or that your employer treats you differently or assumes that you cannot perform certain job duties because of your disability, you may be eligible to bring a job discrimination claim against that employer. Because filing a claim of this sort requires ample research and proof of facts, it is important for you to contact experienced employment law attorneys as soon as possible. The only way to end discrimination against people with disabilities is to fight against stereotypes and the prejudice which goes along with them. Contacting Billips & Benjamin, LLP could be your first step.