The Department of Labor website has a lot of great information on disability discrimination from employers. Another great site to find information on this subject is ADA otherwise known as Americans with Disabilities Act.
The burden of proof is on the complainant (you) to prove discrimination. YOu must be able to show how you were treated differently based on your race, age, color, national origin, disability, sex,or religion. Ask yourself who can you compare yourself to who is similarly situated? If you are alleging disability or religious discrimination, you might also ask yourself if the employer is failing to accommodate your disability or religion or are they treating you in a disparate manner?
Discrimination is when you are treated differently than others. Discrimination becomes unlawful when the reason for unequal or disparate treatment is based on your age, sex (gender), race, creed, religion, national origin, disability and veteran’s status. An employer cannot treat an individual or a group less favorably in the terms and conditions of employment based on being a member of a protected class.
Discrimination is essentially being prejudiced against due to some physical characteristic that differentiates you, or a personal belief or lifestyle. The main types of discrimination are: Gender Age Race Religion Sexual Orientation Disability
Yes, a company can demote an employee with a disability, but it must ensure that the decision is not based on the employee's disability and complies with laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The company should demonstrate that the demotion is based on legitimate business reasons, such as performance issues or organizational changes, rather than discrimination. Additionally, the employer may be required to provide reasonable accommodations to help the employee succeed in their role.
The credit history of the applicant cannot be checked by an employer based on the information listed on a resume.
Job discrimination based on race can include not hiring someone because of their skin color or ethnicity. Gender discrimination may involve paying women less than men for the same work. Age discrimination can occur when older workers are passed over for promotions in favor of younger employees. Disability discrimination might involve not providing reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee to perform their job.
An Equal Opportunity Employer is an employer who does not discriminate in their hiring practices based on age, creed, race, religion, gender, or nationality, as well as disability, if the disability would not interfere with the proper completion of the job. Even if an employer does not mention it, all are required to have non-discriminatory hiring practices by law.
An employer can hire or not hire based on almost any criteria they choose, as long as it does not violate any discrimination law.
Whether discrimination is sexism based on gender, racism based on race, ageism based on your youth or old age, or "ability-ism" based on disability, reactions to it are always varied, from:pitying the person who does the discriminatingangerdisbeliefoutrageunfair!disillusioneddiscouragedhopelessnessactivism!a burning, urgent desire to change the way people discriminate against others
No, not unless the termination is based on your work performance prior to the disability. You may want to have a good workers compensation attorney talk with you. You could have a wrong-full termination and/or discrimination of disability's claim.
EOE/AA means Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action. It means that the employer doesn't discriminate based on race, sex, religion, age, disability, etc. - the things typically covered under Civil Rights and disability laws.
The Disability Discrimination Act was created in 1995 to prevent discrimination based on a person's disability in a variety of public arenas. The act aims to eliminate discrimination with regard to housing, the issuing of licenses, working, education, and transportation.