If I was released from 2 separate jobs with both employers knowing prior to hiring me that I was disabled, what can I do?
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If I was released from 2 separate jobs with both employers knowing prior to hiring me that I was disabled, what can I do?
Asked on September 17, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
It depends why you were released. If you were released because you are disabled--that is, the fact of your disability is the reason for the termination--then this may well be illegal workplace discrimination, and you may have a legal claim for compensation. In that case, you could either sue the employers or contact the appropriate government agency e.g. the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC, or your state civil/equal rights agency to file a complaint.
But if you were terminated for reasons unrelated to your disability, that is legal the disabled may be fired "for cause" e.g. insubordination, violating policies, absenteeism or chronic lateness, etc., terminated for poor performance or due to a personaliity conflict, or laid off for economic or restructuring reasons.
Or if due to the disability, you simply cannot do the job for which you were hired, it would be legal to terminate you employers do not need to retain workers who can't do their jobs. It would also be legal to terminate you if you lied during the hiring process about what you could or could not do or about experience, education, training, etc..
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