We're very fortunate that the United States and state of Texas protect individuals with disabilities in the workplace. After all, shouldn't all individuals have the right to work for pay? With Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), discrimination in employment against people with both physical and mental disabilities is prohibited.
According to FindLaw, the term disability in the law refers to somebody who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. But who exactly is covered under ADA?
The law only specifically protects "qualified workers with disabilities." This means that the employee must be able to perform the most basic and necessary job duties, with or without some form of reasonable accommodations. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that any employer with more than 15 employees must cooperate with ADA. However, the U.S. Department of Justice states that the ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered, so it's up to local courts to make that determination of what is and what is not a disability.
All people can be valuable members to working society, even if it means that they have some sort of disability. If you would like to file a complaint against an employer who is not making reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities, the complaint should be filed with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days of the date of discrimination. A Houston employment lawyer can also file a lawsuit against a particular company on behalf of an employee.
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