Anyone here know anything about this?
My daughter is visually impaired. Her disability doesn't keep her from doing much, including getting almost all A's all through high school and up through her third year in college.
She has been holding two or three jobs all through college and recently got another part time job in a retail setting.
The owner of the store expressed his concern to her a few days ago that he was worried that she might not be able to see prices and such. (she needs to get very close to see smaller print, and if she had any trouble, she would ask for help)
Well, yesterday he fired her and told her that he thought she couldn't see well enough and he was worried that she was going to lose him money.
She has no desire to create a big deal out of this, but she is very upset! This is the only time she has ever been fired.
My question is, is it legal to fire someone because of his perception of her disability?
It was a part time job, and he only has a handful of employees.( in case that matters)
My daughter is visually impaired. Her disability doesn't keep her from doing much, including getting almost all A's all through high school and up through her third year in college.
She has been holding two or three jobs all through college and recently got another part time job in a retail setting.
The owner of the store expressed his concern to her a few days ago that he was worried that she might not be able to see prices and such. (she needs to get very close to see smaller print, and if she had any trouble, she would ask for help)
Well, yesterday he fired her and told her that he thought she couldn't see well enough and he was worried that she was going to lose him money.
She has no desire to create a big deal out of this, but she is very upset! This is the only time she has ever been fired.
My question is, is it legal to fire someone because of his perception of her disability?
It was a part time job, and he only has a handful of employees.( in case that matters)