Q: Is this a strong case against my employer?
I got severely depressed when my asthma and allergies started getting triggered at work, because the employer never cleans. I got a tick bite from right outside of work and got Lyme Disease, there are documents. I didn't tell my manager in fear she'd talk. I went to work while suffering from Lyme Disease and while going through treatment. It was excruciating.
I've ADHD. I experienced discrimination about my inability to focus. I started medication afterward. I was also taken advantage of by two co-workers. My manager retaliated when I told her, so I walked out after being severely depressed and the CEO wanted to offer me something better. The HR manager and my manager didn't want me there anymore so they intervened when I tried to get in touch with the CEO. I feel discriminated against due to my religion and disability (these two managers have coerced another Muslim girl into quitting before). This all made me start therapy sessions, because it caused severe depression.
A:
You really need to speak with an Illinois employment attorney, and since your post remains open for two weeks, it might be best for your to start efforts to contact them on your own, either through this site or through your own independent searches. You included Personal Injury as a category, but it isn't clear if you should contact a Workers' Comp attorney instead of a personal injury attorney. It sounds like the injury took place in the course of employment - if that's the case, contact a workers' comp attorney to learn what steps you need to take to preserve your rights in a workers' comp claim. If I did not understand the facts of your description correctly and your injury did NOT materialize during the course of employment, and it is just a straight personal injury case, I believe it would be a very weak personal injury case that most attorneys would not be interested in handling. You could check with a personal injury attorneys in your area to ask if they feel differently.
At any rate, contact an employment attorney and workers' comp attorney on your own at this point. You should be able to find ones that offer free initial consultations. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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