Phoenix, Arizona, Disabled Workers' Rights Lawyer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. The ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities. Employers cannot discriminate against individuals in job application procedures, hiring, firing, promotion, compensation, training, or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment. A qualified employee with a disability is an individual who can perform the essential functions or responsibilities of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation. Employers may be required to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability as long as the accommodation does not impose an undue hardship that requires significant difficulty or financial expense.

At Martin & Bonnett PLLC, our Phoenix disabled workers' rights attorneys represent people who are disabled and seeking employment. We are passionate about the rights of disabled people, knowing that these workers have much to contribute to businesses in America. We will work tirelessly to protect your rights and hold employers accountable if they discriminate against you.

Updates to the ADA

The ADAAA became effective on January 1, 2009. This Act expanded the definition of “disability” and made it easier for individuals seeking protection under the ADA to establish that he or she has a disability within the meaning of the ADA. A disability may include any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including:

• Seeing or hearing
• Eating or sleeping
• Standing or walking
• Reaching, bending or lifting
• Speaking
• Breathing
• Learning
• Thinking and concentrating
• Communicating and interacting with others
• Working or performing manual tasks
• Caring for oneself

The ADA and ADAAA also protect individuals that have a record of a disability in the past or individuals that the employer regarded as or believed to have a disability.

Contact an Arizona ADA Attorney

If you have questions about your rights as a disabled worker, we have answers. Please call (602)240-6900 or toll free 1-800-952-4750. You can also contact us online.