I had questions on whether I should seek legal help or not involving a situation at work involving an oral agreement

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I would be more than happy to assist you with you legal questions. I am sorry to hear about your issue with your employer. I know that can be stressful and difficult to experience. I do have a follow up question to assist you further. What is your legal question regarding this issue?

Yes, they can legally deny a job based on disability if the applicant cannot do the "essential functions of the job" with "reasonable accommodation".  That is the test under the ADA.

Unfortunately, there would likely be no legal means to hold them to an oral promise under "at will" employment.  You would need a written contract with specific terms of the agreement to be enforceable in court. I wish I had better news for you.

It would be what you just stated.  They can deny you a job if your disability results in you not being able to do the essential functions of your job with reasonable accommodation.  If you have evidence that you were denied a job based on your disability, even though you can do the essential functions of the job, then you can file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC so they can investigate the matter. This would be a prerequisite to any legal claim. You can find more information at www.eeoc.gov.

You can make that argument, however, it may be difficult if they take the position that they needed to fill the position as soon as possible and couldn't wait until January 3rd

Ok.  If you feel they did not interview you because of your medical issue, you can file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC as described above.

Yes, that would be a workers compensation claim if the original injury occurred on the job.

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