Can I be fired due to a medical condition?
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Can I be fired due to a medical condition?
I recently started having slight memory lapses and brief periods of zoning out. I was threatened with termination if I was not cleared by a doctor. They took me off the schedule for a couple weeks because of it. Is it legal for them to take me off the schedule like that or to fire me for a medical condition? I was under the impression this was illegal.
Asked on April 9, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The first thing I need to know is what type of medical condition do you have? Is the medical condition that you have documented by your treating physician? If so, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), your employer cannot terminate you simply because you have a medical condition that may impair your ability to do the work that you were doing. Rather reasonable accomodations need to be provided you for your medical condition per a detailed report as to the condition from your treating physician by your employer.
Dpending upon your medical condition per your treating doctor's report, your employer may very well have been entitled to take you off your work schedule for a couple of weeks.
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