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March 8, 2006, 1:12 pm PST
I have some experience with this
Quote From: sunny23i'll apologize in advance if you have already done this or would rather not pursue because i am sure it will take forever to get any answers, but i read on a bipolar support site (if i dig it up again i'll post info) that there may be some protection for employees with bipolar disorder under the disablity act. It may be a dead end but possibly worth a shot???!!? i really feel for you...my husband has bipolar II and he is 10 months into a new job which he really enjoys. He is constantly worried about his job performance & security though...especially when he has to take a day or two off for symptoms. i wish you the best of luck! Yes, there is protection under the Americans with Disability Act. But, employers can get around it easily. In my case, for example, there were three people in my unit. I had never been a good natural proofreader. The other two people did the proofreading and I did more writing. We were happy with that; but, when they decided to fire me, they fired me for not proofreading well, which was a requirement of the job. I suppose I could have sued, but I am a paralegal, and I know they would have brought up all kinds of stuff, it would have taken years, and it would have kept me tied in knots. Also, I was fired in an "at will" state. They fired me for being bipolar, but proving that against their claims would have been difficult. I had worked there for seven years when I was let go. It really hurt me.
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