Employees with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, injuries, illnesses, or other medical conditions may have important protections in the workplace. Disability discrimination may occur when an employer treats an employee unfairly because of an actual disability, a perceived disability, or a history of a medical condition.

It may include refusing to discuss accommodations, denying modified duties or scheduling changes, forcing an employee onto leave unnecessarily, disclosing private medical information, issuing unfair discipline related to a medical limitation, or terminating an employee after an accommodation or medical leave request.

Under California law, employers with five or more employees generally must provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities unless doing so would create an undue hardship. A reasonable accommodation may involve changes to workplace practices, schedules, duties, equipment, or leave arrangements.

Smith Law represents employees who believe their medical condition was used against them or that their employer failed to properly consider an accommodation.

A medical condition should not automatically cost you your job. Contact Smith Law to discuss what happened.