Wrongful Termination – Disability Discrimination Settlement #2

Our client in San Bernardino, California, was terminated from her job as a direct result of her disability and her request for a reasonable workplace accommodation. Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to engage in a good-faith interactive process with employees who have disabilities and to provide reasonable accommodations – unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the business.

Firing an employee because of a disability or in direct response to a reasonable accommodation request is one of the most serious forms of employment discrimination in California. It denies workers the opportunity to earn a living, forces them out of careers they have worked hard to build, and sends a harmful message that employees with disabilities are unwelcome or expendable.

Feher Law fought aggressively on behalf of our San Bernardino client and secured a $750,000 settlement for disability discrimination and wrongful termination – compensating her for lost wages, benefits, emotional distress, and the career disruption caused by her employer’s unlawful conduct. If you were fired or denied accommodations because of a disability in San Bernardino or anywhere in California, contact Feher Law today.