I’ll make this quick. I’m aware of the Massachusetts commission for the blind
and the commission for equal opportunity and I’m also familiar with the federal
agency but that’s not specifically what I’m looking for even though I know they
are part of the process.
I recently had an employer, after I had received the highest interview
rating (according to them), and even though I had executed a contract and
started on site, come back on day 2 and say I “was unqualified for the position
because of my vision problem”. Literally that directly. This work was right
with in my experience and I have 25 years of work history, positive references
and track record to back up that position. There are no accessibility issues,
no parts of the job that require vision specifically and the new engineer who
started the day I did as well as our manager all seemed fine with working with
me. One of the engineers was also highly placed in the Rhode Island
Libertarian party and strongly against discrimination as a matter of principle
and the other fellow seemed equally on board.
I’m being jerked around by an HR person who is making me describe the
most mundane things that I would accomplish. For example, I’m being grilled on
how I would get to the job site when in fact I along with the new engineer who
joined me showed up 15 minutes early and our manager couldn’t have bothered to
have been on time. So go ahead and ask me questions but make sure your own
staff live up to the same standards or am I crazy here?
I’m struggling whether to just let HR do their thing although even if
they did come back and offer me the position back I have lost all trust in the
team and work environment. I don’t know that I’d want to walk back in there,
especially now. On the other hand a big part of me wants to hire the
equivalent of F. Lee Bailey and bleed the company dry. I’m not sure that’s a
rational response either. So I’m wondering if anyone can refer an attorney
that can practice in Mass who is an expert on this subject matter? I have deep
pockets and can pay. Even if I have to start with the state or federal agency
I’d like to have someone advising me who knows the right moves to make. Again,
I have deep pockets so I don’t think I should have any issue motivating someone
sufficiently. I won’t mention the company’s name at this point but may in the
future if we don’t get anywhere. For now anyone who has any ideas of someone
who could give me good advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.
Thanks
Scott
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