What is the name of your state?Minnesota
To make an extremly long story short...
I have been wrongfully terminated after being subjected to illegal disability discrimination, harassment, and illegal retalliation. I filed charges with the MDHR, my employer refuted the charges, I responded, the MDHR has decided to investigate.
After termination I filed for unemployment, told my side, and after my employer told his side, it was decided in my favor.
I have now been notified that my employer is appealing. I am terrified of what will happen. Part of my disability is that I suffer from severe anxiety attacks. If I have to sit in a room and debate with this man, it will be more than I can stand. I know that my doctor will write a request for reasonable accomodations. Although I don't know if asking to not have to be in the same room with him is a reasonable accomodation? Can I have my doctor make reasonable accomodation request for the hearing?
Also, I do have an attorney that is helping me through the case with the MDHR. He says he will help me with the unemployment hearing, but he is very expensive ($32,000 so far) and I think it would end up costing me more than the $7500 worth of UC that I am entitled to. Is it nessasary to have an attorney help with the hearing?
Thank you in advance!
To make an extremly long story short...
I have been wrongfully terminated after being subjected to illegal disability discrimination, harassment, and illegal retalliation. I filed charges with the MDHR, my employer refuted the charges, I responded, the MDHR has decided to investigate.
After termination I filed for unemployment, told my side, and after my employer told his side, it was decided in my favor.
I have now been notified that my employer is appealing. I am terrified of what will happen. Part of my disability is that I suffer from severe anxiety attacks. If I have to sit in a room and debate with this man, it will be more than I can stand. I know that my doctor will write a request for reasonable accomodations. Although I don't know if asking to not have to be in the same room with him is a reasonable accomodation? Can I have my doctor make reasonable accomodation request for the hearing?
Also, I do have an attorney that is helping me through the case with the MDHR. He says he will help me with the unemployment hearing, but he is very expensive ($32,000 so far) and I think it would end up costing me more than the $7500 worth of UC that I am entitled to. Is it nessasary to have an attorney help with the hearing?
Thank you in advance!