What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
A software engineer colleague was a solidly dependable and productive employee for the first 4-5 years working at our company.
Over the last year or so, his performance declined while he simultaneously began to show signs of some sort of muscular/neurological problem.
On the exact same day he was fired for poor performance he was finally diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
He doesn't deny that his performance declined. But he explained that due to the symptoms of the disease he was getting very little sleep and he was constantly exhausted, hence the poor work output.
The Parkinson symptoms have progressed to the point that he no longer believes he is employable, though Social Security seems to have denied his application for disability benefits apparently on the grounds that he is not yet disabled enough.
Does he have any legal claim against his company?
A software engineer colleague was a solidly dependable and productive employee for the first 4-5 years working at our company.
Over the last year or so, his performance declined while he simultaneously began to show signs of some sort of muscular/neurological problem.
On the exact same day he was fired for poor performance he was finally diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
He doesn't deny that his performance declined. But he explained that due to the symptoms of the disease he was getting very little sleep and he was constantly exhausted, hence the poor work output.
The Parkinson symptoms have progressed to the point that he no longer believes he is employable, though Social Security seems to have denied his application for disability benefits apparently on the grounds that he is not yet disabled enough.
Does he have any legal claim against his company?