Disability Discrimination

Kokozian & Nourmand LLP is a boutique law firm in Los Angeles committed to protecting disabled employees rights. With expertise in disability discrimination and other employment related cases, the law firm of Kokozian & Nourmand LLP is dedicating to helping disabled individuals who are harassed and/or discriminated at work.

Many laws apply to disabled employees at work. Federal laws include Americans With Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, and California Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA].

Each of these laws interact with each other in various ways usually requiring a worker or employee to consult a lawyer. If you want to sue your employer or have any question regarding your rights as a disabled worker call the attorneys at Kokozian & Nourmand LLP for a free consultation.

The Courts have considered the following as disabilities that are covered by disability laws allowing the employee to sue the employer if the employee is terminated, harassed, or discriminated due to these disabilities or injuries:

(1) any injury which prevents the employee from working for some period of time including but not limited to the following:

  • Shoulder injury
  • Foot injury
  • Neck injury
  • Leg injury
  • Back injury
  • Hand injury
  • Eye injury
  • Wrist injury
  • Jaw injury
  • Hip injury
  • Ankle injury
  • Severe migraine headaches

(2) any injury which requires surgeries including but not limited to the following:

  • Head surgery
  • Eye surgery
  • Neck surgery
  • Hand surgery
  • Shoulder surgery
  • Back surgery
  • Foot surgery
  • Hysterectomy

(3) any type of disease or disability that the employee has including but not limited to the following:

  • Diabetes
  • Emphysema
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Anemia, sickle cell
  • Polycystic kidney
  • Tuberculous sclerosis
  • Asthama
  • Huntington disease
  • Spinal muscular atrophy
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Lung carcinoma
  • Osteoporosis
  • Arthritis
  • Ulcer
  • Epilepsy
  • Heart
  • Parkinson disease
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Bidactyly
  • Insulinoma
  • Cancer including
    but not limited to the following:
    -Breast
    -Ovarian
    -Lung
    -Colon
    -Malignant melanoma
    -Pancreatic
    -Prostate

(4) any type of mental disability or disorder the employee has including but not limited to the following:

  • Bipolar
  • Chronic depression