Can I bring a lawsuit against the federal government, if itis my employer?
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Can I bring a lawsuit against the federal government, if itis my employer?
I am currently employed by the federal government at Quantico Virginia. I have been dealing with a work issue for the past 2 1/2 months. I have been through my chain of command and through the human resources office regarding a chair to sit in while at work. I was removed from my desk and told I had to sit at a 40″ counter. There are 3 wooden bar stools at this counter that are not designed to be sit in for 9 hours at a time. I was told this morning that I can either sit in the chair, stand or go home. Do I have a case?
Asked on December 28, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In this country there are laws where if a person cannot use a particular device such as a chair at work, reasonable accomodations need to be provided the employee by the employer assuming the employee has medical backup supporting his or her claims for accomodations.
In your situation, do you have some medical authorization from your treating physician stating that due to some physical condition you cannot sit in the wooden bar stools that you are sitting in? Until you receive some medical support from a treating health practioner that the wooden bar stools are bad for some physical condition that you have, it seems that you have no basis for making a claim against your employer, the federal government.
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