Under the Americans wth Disabilities act , your employer has to make reasonable accomodations for your disability. You cannot be terminated on account of your disability.
First, not all disabilities qualify under the act. There is no hard and fast rule, as for what is and is not a disability under the act... it is a case by case analysis.
Given what yuou have told me, i think you would qualify, and yoru employer must modify your scheduel to fit your disability
Here is an excerpt from the EEOC website:
An individual with a disability is a person who:
A qualified employee or applicant with a disability is an individual who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in question. Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to:
An employer is required to make a reasonable accommodation to the known disability of a qualified applicant or employee if it would not impose an "undue hardship" on the operation of the employer's business. Undue hardship is defined as an action requiring significant difficulty or expense when considered in light of factors such as an employer's size, financial resources, and the nature and structure of its operation.
An employer is not required to lower quality or production standards to make an accommodation; nor is an employer obligated to provide personal use items such as glasses or hearing aids.
Title I of the ADA also covers:
It is also unlawful to retaliate against an individual for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on disability or for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or litigation under the ADA.
I dont know any attorneys in your area... but you shouldnt have trouble finding one to give you some advice.
What I would do, is just tell you employer, you think you qualify under the ADA and you dont want to make a thing about it, but he needs to accomodate your disability.
USUALLY when employers hear the words ADA and disbability dicrimination they straighten right up... but you will get the occasional defiant manager.
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