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What to do if I was terminated for being ill?
Then I received a letter stating that I abandoned my position. What are my options?
Asked on November 19, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Job abandonment is often used as a pretext for a discriminatory termination, especially in cases of disability discrimination. A request for a leave of absence from work is a request for a reasonable accomodation of a disability under the ADA. If you are disabled and requested time off from work, you should pursue a claim for wrongful termination. You need to first file a complaint with the EEOC or the Arizona Attorney General's Office Civil Rights Division.
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