The law protects people with disabling medical conditions from discrimination. Employers should not consider a worker’s medical challenges when deciding who to hire, promote or terminate. In fact, employers often have an obligation to offer reasonable accommodations...
People may have many different types of medical issues that affect their careers. Generally speaking, workers with disabling medical conditions can ask their current employers to accommodate them. The people with disabling medical conditions who could perform job...
Employees dealing with medical challenges may worry about keeping their jobs. Although federal and state laws protect those with disabling medical conditions, companies aren't always particularly helpful when workers struggle. Technically, anyone working for a...
Plenty of people have serious medical conditions but still manage to acclimate to those challenges. Individuals with congenital conditions or acquired injuries sometimes need special consideration from their employers if they want to work. In some cases, workers may...
Everyone deserves to live a life free from discrimination. However, if you are someone with a disability, you probably realize that isn’t always the case. Being aware of how your employer is prohibited from discriminating against you allows you to be prepared to take...
Even those who know very little about the law know that there are federal rules against discrimination. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that protects individuals with many different kinds of disabling medical conditions. Sometimes,...
The conversation about ableism - intentional and unintentional discrimination that favors able-bodied people - in the workplace has expanded rapidly in recent years. According to the CDC, more than a quarter of adults in the U.S. have some form of disability, so...
As an employee, you have the right to work in an environment that is free from discrimination. While this is true, it isn’t always what happens. For example, there are laws in place that make it illegal for employers or co-workers to discriminate against an employee...
Maybe you just accepted a new position with a company, or perhaps you just got diagnosed with a medical condition or suffered a serious injury. You may not be able to perform the job as required by your employer without certain support. The Americans with Disabilities...
Dealing with a disability can present lifelong challenges both personally and professionally. It can seem like a victory when you can make progress in your career despite your disability. Even when your employer makes reasonable accommodations to support you and your...
