What is the name of your state? Alabama
My husband has worked for a company for the past 15 years. Started at the bottom and worked his way to supervisor. 5 months ago his was involved in a accident that crushed both ankles and broke both legs. This accident was not work related, it was on his time off. He has had three surgeries and was not able to walk for the past 5 months. His employer had told him that he would have his job as soon as his was able to work . In January he ask to be allowed to return to work out of his wheelchair but was told that they had rather him wait until he was fully recovered because it would be a large expense to make there work place wheelchair accessible. The building was built before all of the building codes were required. He waited as asked and thought he would be able to return this past week because he has started walking a small amount again. But the doctor would not allow him to return to work yet. He has only been walking a week and must have another surgery to remove the metal plates and screws before the doctor wants him walking all the time. He went to his employer yesterday to tell them what the doctor had said and to take them the paperwork he took them after every doctor visit. When finding out that it was going to be another month or so before he was able to return he was told that he was no longer needed and that he would not have a job when he was able to return. Can you fire a person that is totally disable after not providing wheelchair access and telling him for 5 months that his job would be waiting? Of course they told him is was not because of his disability but because of some things that happen before his accident. But, that cannot be true. I, myself had a meeting with this employer when my husband was not able to leave the house in reference to insurance and other matters and was told what a wonderful job my husband had done and what a important part of the company he was. How can things change so fast ? They fired him after 15 years because he was going to be disable a while longer and just did not want to wait any more. Can they do this? Please help, our world has been turned upside down for months and now this.What is the name of your state?
My husband has worked for a company for the past 15 years. Started at the bottom and worked his way to supervisor. 5 months ago his was involved in a accident that crushed both ankles and broke both legs. This accident was not work related, it was on his time off. He has had three surgeries and was not able to walk for the past 5 months. His employer had told him that he would have his job as soon as his was able to work . In January he ask to be allowed to return to work out of his wheelchair but was told that they had rather him wait until he was fully recovered because it would be a large expense to make there work place wheelchair accessible. The building was built before all of the building codes were required. He waited as asked and thought he would be able to return this past week because he has started walking a small amount again. But the doctor would not allow him to return to work yet. He has only been walking a week and must have another surgery to remove the metal plates and screws before the doctor wants him walking all the time. He went to his employer yesterday to tell them what the doctor had said and to take them the paperwork he took them after every doctor visit. When finding out that it was going to be another month or so before he was able to return he was told that he was no longer needed and that he would not have a job when he was able to return. Can you fire a person that is totally disable after not providing wheelchair access and telling him for 5 months that his job would be waiting? Of course they told him is was not because of his disability but because of some things that happen before his accident. But, that cannot be true. I, myself had a meeting with this employer when my husband was not able to leave the house in reference to insurance and other matters and was told what a wonderful job my husband had done and what a important part of the company he was. How can things change so fast ? They fired him after 15 years because he was going to be disable a while longer and just did not want to wait any more. Can they do this? Please help, our world has been turned upside down for months and now this.What is the name of your state?
