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If you live with a disability—or even if your employer simply perceives that you do—you are protected under California and federal law. Employers are legally required to provide equal opportunities, make reasonable accommodations, and treat disabled workers fairly. When they fail to do so, it may constitute unlawful workplace disability discrimination.
If you’re qualified to do the job, your disability should never limit your ability to work, grow, or be treated with dignity in the workplace. You have the right to request reasonable accommodations—such as modified duties or schedules—so long as they don’t create undue hardship for your employer.
Unfortunately, some employers treat disabled employees unfairly, deny accommodations, or even use disability as a basis for termination. If that’s happened to you, you may have a valid claim.
Termination after disclosing a disability
Denial of reasonable accommodations
Demotion, pay cuts, or reduced hours due to a medical condition
Harassment or exclusion based on a perceived or actual disability
Our experienced disability discrimination lawyers in California handle every aspect of your case—from filing complaints and gathering evidence to negotiating a settlement or representing you in court. We understand how emotionally and financially devastating workplace discrimination can be, and we’re here to fight for your rights every step of the way.
Based in Los Angeles, we represent clients throughout California, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. We focus exclusively on Employment Law. Specializing in employment law allows us to fight even harder for our clients.
Disability discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee or job applicant unfairly because of a physical disability, mental health condition, medical condition, or perceived disability.
California law broadly defines disability to include physical or mental conditions that limit a major life activity such as working, walking, communicating, concentrating, or caring for oneself.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protects employees from disability discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and the failure to provide reasonable accommodations.
A reasonable accommodation is a workplace adjustment that enables an employee with a disability to perform essential job duties, such as modified schedules, assistive equipment, medical leave, or remote work arrangements.
Employers cannot legally terminate, demote, harass, deny accommodations, reduce hours, retaliate, or deny employment opportunities because of an employee’s disability.
You should document incidents, save accommodation requests and workplace communications, and speak with an experienced employment attorney about your legal options.
Evidence may include emails, accommodation requests, witness statements, HR complaints, disciplinary records, or proof that employees without disabilities received more favorable treatment.
Employees may file complaints through the appropriate California or federal agencies and may also pursue legal action when workplace discrimination violates the law.
Available remedies may include lost wages, emotional distress damages, lost benefits, reinstatement, and other compensation permitted under California law.
A disability discrimination lawyer can evaluate your claim, gather evidence, protect your rights, negotiate with employers, and pursue compensation on your behalf.