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Originally Posted by AmaShel567
I had a kid sneak up behind me to scare me where I work at a group home. I kind of reacted. I told him that I almost hit him and it wouldn't have been on purpose. I was shaking and agitated. I ranted about it to my boss when I saw him a couple minutes later. When the new schedule for this week came out I wasn't on it Monday-Wednesday. I'm supposed to be full-time. Can they fire me or reduce my hours for what I said or am I covered under the American's with Disabilities Act since I've been diagnosed with PTSD and experience hyperarousal and an exaggerated startle response.
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Well if the disorder will make you or others in the jobs location unsafe, then I imagine they could have grounds...or at least might require you get some sort of 'proof' you're getting help for those issues. I mean I know PTSD sucks and its not on purpose when someone startles you and you have the hyperarousal/exaggerated startle response as I have it myself....but still even so I do not feel if I had a job and that put anyone including me at risk that I should be in that job at least not without some kind of support to handle it.
But not really sure what all your rights would be or where they draw the line between you actually being a risk...or discriminating based on disability which would be illegal, but if this issue actually cause significant risk than not sure that could be construed as discrimination.