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Wrongful Termination Mental Illness

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC Settles Claim That Worker Suffering From Depression Was Fired Over Safety Concerns

As we have previously covered in EmployNews, companies are facing an increasing number of accommodation requests and claims from employees who allege they were discriminated against based on mental issues. Many of these...more

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Under the ADA, Mental Illness is Illness too

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A recent EEOC case involving an executive who was fired after having an episode of depression underlines the importance of accommodating mental disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). In Equal...more

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