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Is it illegal to discriminate on mental health grounds? I wonder if it comes under the disabilites laws in the US?
by grkvlt 11y ago
Is it illegal to discriminate on mental health grounds? I wonder if it comes under the disabilites laws in the US?
- throwaway118376 11y agoI just tried to google around a bit for this and the answer actually seems surprisingly unclear re: disability laws in particular (ADA). I would think that mental health status would fall under general health status, though, which is a protected class. (E.g., I can't refuse to hire you just because you have diabetes or a food allergy, and in the same way I can't refuse to hire you just because you have clinical depression.)