Worker with Bipolar Disorder Received $91,000 in Disability Discrimination Case Settled by EEOC

Worker with Bipolar Disorder to Receive $91,000 in Disability Discrimination Case Settled by EEOC Employer’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Rejected by Court in Rare EEOC Litigation on Issue of Psychiatric Disability DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today (2003) the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Lincoln, Nebraska-based Voss... [Read more]

Bipolar at work – copy of forum discussion on Bipolar work dispute

Just came across this forum on the BBC Ouch! website which is discussing how a person suffering from Bipolar is fighting an employment dispute with her employer… The link is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbouch/F2322273?thread=5097747 Bipolar at work Messages 1 – 19 of 19 Message 1 – posted by karmaboyblue (U11052790) , Feb 13, 2008 I am now going to try to cut a very long story... [Read more]

"I think my boss may be Bipolar" – or could it be cocaine or drink or "kick the dog" syndrome????

I just came across this piece which is a letter written to the Financial times. Makes for interesting reading given that people who are suffering with an unpleasant and unpredictable boss put it down to a variety of causes including Bipolar, drugs, personality, environment, culture etc. Great to read all the different perceptions…. http://blogs.ft.com/dearlucy/2007/07/i-think-my-bosshtml/ ‘I... [Read more]

Case law on incapacity benefit claimed by Bipolar woman

I haven’t yet had time to precis this piece of case law to make it more digestible, so I’m posting up the raw version in case you wish to read it as it is. It’s a case regarding a woman with Bipolar and her claim for Incapacity Benefit. http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:1kVBC6xgo3EJ:www.osscsc.gov.uk/judgmentfiles/j2408/R(IB)%25201-08%2520ws.doc+cases+on+bipolar&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=229&gl=uk R(IB)... [Read more]

Bipolar employee dismissed for gross misconduct for having a breakdown – awarded compensation by Employment Tribunal

I have been conducting research into legal cases involving people with Bipolar and have found this one regarding an employee who was dismissed for having a breakdown at work…. For details see the Disability Rights Commission website (UK organisation) http://83.137.212.42/sitearchive/drc/the_law/drc_legal_cases/impairment/mental_health_service_users_an/dismissal_of_person_with_bipol.html Dismissal... [Read more]