Posted by Wendy B. on August 7, 2001, at 19:38:30
Hi guys,
I'm not so good at moving from one Board to the other, but this seemed pretty clearly to be Social, not just plain vanilla Babble.
Original post from PaxVox was:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010804/msgs/73975.html
"FYI,
For those in the USA. If your meds cause you job-related problems, and you have
been stigmatized (or harassed) by your employer because of any "mental" condition,
you may want to look up the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). Effective in
1992, and clarified by EEOC in 1997, people with "psychiatric disabilites" are covered
by the same regulations pertaining to job-discrimination as physical disabilities. E.G.,
they cannot treat you differently (in a negative sense) as long as you can do your job."
I'm currently involved in an ADA suit against my former employer who did not provide me with "reasonable accommodation" for my illness.
Due to the case being in litigation right now, I can't answer particulars about my lawsuit, but I may be able to help on other kinds of questions. Please let me know. I also can refer people to a super lawyer, for anybody on the east coast.All the best,
Wendy
poster:Wendy B.
thread:8894
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010807/msgs/8894.html