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Can I sue my employer
I work for a large non-profit organization in Southern California when I was hired they asked if I was disabled because they hire people with disabilities I stated I have an emotional disability I’ve only been with the company several weeks and recently my manager told me that I needed to be less happy when I come into work every day because the employees just are not used to that and I need to tone down my joy and that has affected me greatly and I am now ready to give them a 2 week notice and leave the job because it’s affecting my my performance.
Asked on January 4, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
No, you can't. Based on what you write, your demeanor or behavior may be affecting other employees. If your conduct, even with purely innocent intentions, disrupts the workplace in some way, they can ask you to change or moderate it, and there is nothing discriminatory in that: they are not taking action simply because you have a disability, but rather or asking you to modify behavior demonstrated or done at work which is affecting the workplace, which is their right. The obligation to accommodate employees with disabilities does not force the employer to accept negative impacts on other staff or operations from an employee's conduct.
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