What to do if I was called slow, stupid, and an idiot by my manager knowing that I am on disability for a mental illness?
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What to do if I was called slow, stupid, and an idiot by my manager knowing that I am on disability for a mental illness?
I work at a major fast food chain. When I was hired I told them I was on SSD. They asked me what for and I told them it was for a mental illness. Then last night at work she singled me out called me slow, stupid, and an idiot making me feel very bad. She then had a good laugh at me because my hands were shaking from my medicine and I couldn’t get 2 slices of cheese apart. I am afraid to file a complaint because she is my manager and I really need the job. I don’t know what to do.
Asked on November 8, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
What you can do is to either contact the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or your state civil rights or equal opportunity agency/commission (they go by different names in each state, but you should be able to find it easily with a web search) and file a complaint for employment discrimination against the disabled--what your manager is doing, based on what you write, is illegal. Or you could contact a private attorney and bring a lawsuit yourself against manger and employer for violation of equal employment opportunity law.
Also, if you file a complaint with upper management about what your manager has done, they are not allowed to retaliate against you for filing that complaint--if they do, that gives rise to a legal cause of action.
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