Knoxville Disability Discrimination Lawyers

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Knoxville Disability Discrimination Lawyers
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• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
  other laws prohibit disability discrimination in
  all aspects of employment, such as hiring,
  firing, pay, promotion, layoffs, benefits, and
  other aspects of a persons job. Interestingly,
  it can even apply to workers who are not disabled
  or who do not consider themselves as having a
  disability.

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• Generally, a disability discrimination claim must
  have the following parts
• That the employee is either (a) disabled, (b) has
  a record of being disabled, or (c) is regarded by
  the employer as having an impairment
• That the employer knew of the disability or the
  employees record of being disabled

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• That the employee is qualified for the job, even
  if he or she needs a reasonable accommodation to
  perform it
• That the employer took a materially adverse
  action against the person and
• That the employer would not have taken the action
  but for the persons disability, record of being
  disabled, or the employers belief that the
  person has an impairment.

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• Depending on the circumstances of your disability
  discrimination case, your lawyer could tell you
  about other, or slightly different, factors a
  court will consider.
• Unlike other types of employment discrimination
  claims, disability discrimination claims are very
  definition-heavy. Words and phrases such as
  disability, impairment, and reasonable
  accommodation have specific legal meaning. The
  application of these laws to a particular set of
  facts can

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• be confusing and complicated. If you have
  questions about disability discrimination in the
  workplace, call us or another experienced
  employment lawyer. For more general information,
  go the EEOCs website, www.eeoc.gov, which has
  information about all types of employment
  discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.

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• Nelson Law Group is an employment law firm
  located in Knoxville, Tennessee. We are in
  business to represent employees. We also
  represent people facing family issues, such as
  divorce and child custody. We tailor a strategy
  for each case based on what is most important to
  you, our client. Whether you are looking for
  discrimination lawyers knoxville tn or labor
  attorney knoxville TN, call us today at (865)
  383-1053.