Disabled workers in California are protected by the Fair Employment and Housing Act, which prohibits employers with five or more workers from discriminating on the basis of disability. Employers are also expected to make reasonable accommodations for individuals with physical and mental disabilities.
Because of this law, as well as other California and federal regulations, you have legal rights if you are victimized by disability discrimination. Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP can help you protect those rights and ensure that you get the compensation you deserve if they are violated.
Contact a Glendale disability lawyer at Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP today to schedule a free case evaluation and learn how our employment law firm can bring our 85+ years of collective experience to work on your case.
What Types of Disability Discrimination Are Illegal?
There are many illegal behaviors that are classified as disability discrimination in California and under the FEHA. Some common examples of unlawful behavior include:
- Failure to make reasonable accommodations to allow a disabled person to perform work duties.
- Refusing to hire or promote a worker because of their disabling condition
- Creating or allowing a hostile work environment for a disabled worker, including harassment on the basis of their condition
- Refusing to allow required leave, or time off for things like doctor’s appointments
- Forcing a disabled employee to do work that goes against medical restrictions
- Retaliating against a disabled worker for asserting any of their rights under federal or state law
- Firing someone because of their disability
- Putting job requirements in place that have a disparate impact, or disproportionately impact the disabled, unless there is a bona fide work-related reason for the requirement
When companies engage in any of these behaviors, you can pursue a claim with help from a discrimination lawyer in LA to get compensation for the resulting losses.
How Can a Glendale Disability Discrimination Lawyer Help You?
At Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP, our team of legal professionals takes a collaborative approach to your case, working together to help you fight for justice.
Our attorneys are former big-law lawyers with trial experience and a commitment to helping discrimination victims. We’ll be there for you from day one to:
- Identify whether unlawful discrimination occurred
- Gather evidence, such as employee handbooks, correspondence with your employer, witness statements, expert witness testimony, and other documents proving your employer engaged in wrongful disability discrimination
- Determine all defendants who could be liable. For example, if a coworker harasses you and creates a hostile work environment, your employer may be to blame
- Prove the extent of your losses, which could include financial loss due to missed work opportunities as well as losses due to mental distress from the incident
- Negotiate with your employer’s insurer to settle your claim outside of court for a fair lump sum to avoid the stress of court proceedings.
- Represent you in court if your employer’s insurer won’t offer you the money you need and deserve to move forward
- Help you explore and pursue all appropriate remedies, including monetary compensation, reinstatement at your job, and more.
Contact a Glendale Disability Discrimination Lawyer Today
Your employer must be held accountable if they treated you badly due to your disabling condition. Contact a Glendale disability discrimination lawyer at Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP to learn more about how our compassionate, committed legal team can fight for you to get the money and other legal remedies you deserve.