Posts Tagged ‘Job Performance’

Is it illegal for my boss to fire me due to an injury?

August 19th, 2010
random_person asked:


I was in a car accident a couple days ago and was diagnosed with whiplash. The doctor gave me muscle relaxers and told me I could work as long as I didn’t do anything that caused me pain.

Part of my job involves lifting chairs and moving tables around and I don’t know if it would be safe to do that. But I’m afraid to tell my boss I had an injury because he might fire me on the basis that it interferes with my job performance. Is that illegal?

(If it matters, I live in the state of Texas.)

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