A workplace accident might lead to a disability that keeps you from working. Under Ohio employment law, employees may take up to 12 weeks of leave for serious health conditions. A disability leave allows you to focus on recovery without worrying about work. After your leave, you return to your job — but this isn’t […]
Did you know that the unemployment rate among Americans with a disability was 10.1% in 2021? This was almost twice the unemployment rate for people without disability at 5.1% in the same year. If you’re a disabled American, you may face discrimination when searching for a job, or even in the workplace. For example, 34% […]
Can I Get Fired After I Get Hurt on the Job? A lot of companies make hiring, firing, and other personnel decisions based on the value they place on individual workers. They usually determine that value by looking at how much someone can produce during their work day. After suffering an injury, a worker’s value […]
Employer discrimination is an important topic of conversation for businesses of all sizes. As an employee, you also need to be educated in the rights that you have for fair treatment when you are on the job or when you are being hired. For those who are applying for jobs or showing up at work […]
There are several ways mental illness discrimination can occur in the workplace, both indirectly and directly. If you are an employee with a mental health condition, you must understand your rights under Ohio and federal law. While there are legal protections for workers dealing with mental illness, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits companies […]
Despite the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act prohibiting employment discrimination based on disability, it still happens. If you were denied employment or your job is trying to force you to quit because of your condition, it might be necessary to file a lawsuit. While this is usually the final step in […]
This is crazy to think about, but less than 40 years ago, people with disabilities didn’t really have rights in America. That’s because the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which gave a lot of rights to workers with disabilities and people with disabilities in general when it comes to accommodations, was only made 31 years […]
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