Worker Claims She Was Fired for Her Disability

A Texas TikTok user recently noticed a “large amount of money” in his bank account. video She posted on the video sharing platform. She may also have found grounds for a lawsuit against her former employer.

The user, who goes by the handle @SheSaidArrogantly, claims to have been fired by BioReference Laboratories because of his disability. In her video, she claims she was informed that she had been fired after receiving an email from her company stating that her disability was causing undue hardship to the company. . She also said she initially claimed she was fired for “cheating” at her own workplace.

we contacted her.

she arrogantly said said Her first unemployment claim was denied by the state of Texas, but she recently had an investigation find that her former employer fired her for “medical reasons,” the state said. said it received the balance of existing unemployment claims in its account. Verifiable failure. ”

Her video has been viewed 18,600 times as of late Monday.

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BioReference Laboratories, a division of medical testing and pharmaceutical company OKTA Health, provides clinical testing services and core genetic testing, according to BioReference. websitethe company is committed to “equal opportunity for all eligible persons, regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or non-citizen status.” It claims to provide

The website further states the company’s policy that “all individuals shall be recruited, employed, assigned, promoted, rewarded and retained on the basis of their qualifications, regardless of their aforementioned status, and treated equally.” increase. The Daily Dot reached out to BioReference for comment.

She arrogantly said that she did not specifically mention the nature of her disability in the video.In a previous TikTok she said neurodivergent. She also talks about attending physical therapy in other videos.

She said she underwent spinal fusion surgery in February and was expected to heal in late April.

the way she tells Later TikTok, the firing took place in May. She said it was related to her doctor’s advice and her physical therapy progress, and was due to the timing of her return to work. She said she wanted her to be back on May 5 because of her work schedule, and she told the doctor that she should be back on May 15.

She said she was released on May 9.

She said the “unreasonable hardship” claimed by her employer was due to her taking time off.

“So how do I sue this company?” a user said near the end of the viral video, before adding, “Because they literally fired me for my disability. Therefore,” he argued.