What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? New York
I was hired by a firm in the middle of August. Since beginning, I have been doing an outstanding job. They reaffirmed that on many occasions I was doing an excellent job. However, after a week or so working with them I had to fill out an emergency contact form. Now here is the catch - Two years ago I had a brain tumor removed and began to have seizures thereafter. My doctors put me on a medication to treat the seizures and I have been seizure free for more than a year. - After receiving the form I asked my doctor what I should do and he said that I should put him down as one of the emergency contacts. I then went to one of the heads of the firm and explained why I put a doctor down (along with my wife) on the form.
This morning I went into work and that head of the firm asked to see me. She informed me that she felt as if I deceived them by not being upfront with my medical history. If I had told them upfront, she could have made her hiring decision based on all the facts rather than me hiding my condition.
I didn't inform them because my medical history in no way shape or form would have prevented me from doing the job I was being hired to do. Now she says as a result of my deception my direct boss is always worried about me and that prevents him from doing his job.
I feel that I have been discriminated against based on my medical history and condition. Is there any recourse? I know I am angry right now but I am just so outraged that she said my performance was 200% but she couldn't get over me not telling them during the hiring process.
I was hired by a firm in the middle of August. Since beginning, I have been doing an outstanding job. They reaffirmed that on many occasions I was doing an excellent job. However, after a week or so working with them I had to fill out an emergency contact form. Now here is the catch - Two years ago I had a brain tumor removed and began to have seizures thereafter. My doctors put me on a medication to treat the seizures and I have been seizure free for more than a year. - After receiving the form I asked my doctor what I should do and he said that I should put him down as one of the emergency contacts. I then went to one of the heads of the firm and explained why I put a doctor down (along with my wife) on the form.
This morning I went into work and that head of the firm asked to see me. She informed me that she felt as if I deceived them by not being upfront with my medical history. If I had told them upfront, she could have made her hiring decision based on all the facts rather than me hiding my condition.
I didn't inform them because my medical history in no way shape or form would have prevented me from doing the job I was being hired to do. Now she says as a result of my deception my direct boss is always worried about me and that prevents him from doing his job.
I feel that I have been discriminated against based on my medical history and condition. Is there any recourse? I know I am angry right now but I am just so outraged that she said my performance was 200% but she couldn't get over me not telling them during the hiring process.
