(((This is not legal advice and we are not lawyers but this is friendly advice by those with disabilities at Amazon based on what has worked for other amazonians who were laid off but who faced disability discrimination))
For specific guidance and to walk through friendly advice regarding your situation please email speakup@disabledemployeesunited.org or speak4189@gmail.com, the official email addresses of the Amazon Disability Union
This message is for those with disabilities at Amazon, If you have been laid off in the recent 32,000 Amazon Layoffs but were never provided any accommodations, were routinely denied accommodations before the layoffs, faced discrimination or retaliation based on disability or were on Disability Leave or FMLA. This message is for you, Also if you know someone that meets this description you can send us an email and cc them on it or share our contact information with them. ((Please share this message on any platforms you use -- Amazon Discord, Linkedin, Facebook, X, Tik, Reddit and Even Amazon Slack. We want to get this message to anyone with a disability who was affected by the layoffs at Amazon))
Some people with disabilities have recommended that they would not take severance at least at first and instead explore wrongful termination claims (((This is not legal advice and we are not lawyers but this is friendly advice by those with disabilities based on what has worked for other amazonians who were laid off but who faced disability discrimination)) if you were discriminated against prior to layoffs AS you still might have a disability discrimination case. Amazon seems to falsely been placing those with disabilities, or those who requested accommodations into a false layoff category or are marking them as "Would have been terminated" even if there was no layoff.
They are placing those with disabilities into a fake layoff category as pretext so they can fire them and try to get away with it, If this happened to you, you still may have a wrongful termination lawsuit. To understand whether you have wrongful termination case or whether you should accept severance, Please email the below 23 lawyers a summary of your case, what happened prior to the layoffs, The reason why you don't want to immediately accept severance is that will remove your ability to bring a discrimination lawsuit against Amazon. It waives your rights, A severance is generally very small around 20k or 30k but a discrimination lawsuit can be 100k-300k, So before you sign a severance you must speak with at least 15 lawyers and hear multiple opinions. You should immediately reach out to lawyers, like today, My understanding is that you generally have 45 days in a mass layoff to respond to a severance agreement which should be enough time to speak with 15 or more lawyers. I believe if you didn't receive a severance email the clock doesn't start until you receive it, If you need an extension I believe HR can give 2 weeks extra according to some reddit posts I saw but I'm not sure. A severance agreement is not something you should rush no matter what, Learn all your options first You want to talk with lawyers as quickly as possible and say how you believe being placed into a layoff category was pretext and that they did this due to disability discrimination
Below are 23 discrimination Contingency lawyers (Who we already have spoken to) you should email, Instructions are below:
Create a 10 bullet point summary and email our list of attorneys we have spoken to
I think the the first step is to compile a 10 bullet point summary of your situation and reach out to the lawyers. We recommend speaking with more than one attorney because each attorney has a different workload and expertise.
Here is a follow up email with 23 lawyers who we have spoken to personally and who have stated that they can take cases from members of our group. Although some of the lawyers below show that their main headquarters are in New York, or California, they do take cases from all 50 states. So no matter which state your living in, you can do a consultation with them. Many times lawyers in NY or big cities have more expertise and are better equipped to handle disability discrimination cases. If you are still looking for a lawyer to handle your case please reach out to all 23 lawyers below .
Please reach out to the following Attorneys with the subject line "Disability Discrimination at Amazon Intake - Referral from Jasno Dolmer" or "Disability Discrimination At Amazon Intake - Referral from Amazon Disability Union"
In the body of the text you can create a 10 bullet point summary of your situation
You can directly email with the same 10 bullet point summary to all 23 of the email addresses below. There is no need to wait to hear back from one attorney at a time. You can email them all in a day simply using the same summary of your situation and adding all the emails to the BCC line. Its a numbers game when it comes to finding attorneys. By adding all attorneys to BCC recipient line you can quickly get your case emailed to many lawyers right away
After you send each attorney below an email with your case summary, then you should call the phone number of each and schedule a phone consultation as a follow up to your email
If you have any question please reach out to
Speakup@disabledemployeesunited.org or
All states
Andrew Melzer
Sanford Heisler Sharp
Will take cases in all 50 states. So no matter which state you are in, they stated you can share your case will them and they will Evaluate it
Andrew Melzer
AMelzer@sanfordheisler.com
David Tracey
dtracey@sanfordheisler.com
Elias Schultz
eschultz@sanfordheisler.com
Lily Miller
lily.miller@sanfordheisler.com
415-480-0035
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Peter Romer
They take cases in all 50 states
PETER ROMER-FRIEDMAN LAW PLLC
info@prf-law.com
Phone: (202) 355-6364
https://prf-law.com/contact
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Terrell Marshall Law
Phone: 206.816.6603
https://www.terrellmarshall.com/
info@terrellmarshall.com
___________________________________________________________________
White Hilferty & Albanese
Individual Cases - Practice in all 50 states - Wrongful termination and Class action
admin@nycjobattorney.com
646-698-8990
https://www.nycjobattorney.com/
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HKM
US (nationwide)-- 35 States -- Call for official Intake
1-800-791-1007
https://hkm.com/
_____________________________________________________________________
Sarah Dickinson
Employment Law Grouphttps://www.employmentlawgroup.com/
Sdickinson@employmentlawgroup.com
inquiry@employmentlawgroup.com
1-888-826-5260
Will take cases from all 50 states
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David Fujimoto
Union Counsel
all 50 States
dfujimoto@unioncounsel.net
Alan Crowley
acrowley@unioncounsel.net
Caitlin E. Gray
CGray@unioncounsel.net
Cell: 510-227-0188
Tel: 213-380-2344
Fax: 213-443-5098
unioncounsel.net
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Alek L. Felstiner
LEVY RATNER, P.C. -- All 50 States
(212) 627-8100 | (212) 627-8182 Fax
"Dana E. Lossia
dlossia@levyratner.com
Alek L. Felstiner
afelstiner@levyratner.com
http://www.levyratner.com/
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Aniko R. Schwarcz -- All 50 states
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
direct 202.408.4600
aschwarcz@cohenmilstein.com
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Andrew D. Freeman -- All 50 States
BROWN GOLDSTEIN & LEVY LLP
O: 410-962-1030 | C: 410-404-4888
Andrew D. Freeman <adf@browngold.com
Eve Hill <EHill@browngold.com>
Lindsey M. Weinstock <LWeinstock@browngold.com>
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Ben Crump Law firm
800-691-7111
Practice in 27 US states
https://bencrump.com/areas-we-serve/
_______________________________________________________
Sean M. Phelan, Partner
sphelan@frankfreed.com
She/her pronouns
FRANK FREED SUBIT & THOMAS LLP
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1200
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 682-6711, ext. 213
Fax: (206) 682-0401
www.frankfreed.com
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Andres F. Lopez
SAENZ Law Firm
Andres Lopez
andres@legalopinionusa.com
Michelle Ortiz
michelle@legalopinionusa.com
R. Martin Saenz
martin@legalopinionusa.com
305-482-1475
305-209-7212
www.legalopinionusa.com
www.cesh4mycase.com
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Vincent Tong
Vincent Tong
TONG LAW
(510)371-7835
vincent@tong-law.com
Bryan Schwartz Law
Call : 888-891-8489
https://www.bryanschwartzlaw.com/
Caryn C. Lederer <clederer@hsplegal.com>
Caryn C. Lederer
,
Shareholder
HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK & DYM, LTD.
70 W. Madison St., Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone & Fax: 312.604.2622
Pronouns: she/her/he
Seattle
Rekhi & Wolk
jdecamp@rekhiwolk.com
www.rekhiwolk.com
Blankenship Law Group
https://www.blankenshiplawfirm.com/
Attorney Greg Roth - groth@blankenshiplawfirm.com
Bread and Roses
https://www.breadandroseslaw.com/
Vanguard Law
https://vanguardlawfirm.com/contact/
Attorney Spencer - spencer@vanguardlawfirm.com
California
Bryan Schwartz Law
Call : 888-891-8489
https://www.bryanschwartzlaw.com/
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Lydia Baez (She/Her/Hers)
Intake Specialist
p: 213.805.5301
f: 213.805.5306
a: 23975 Park Sorrento, Suite 202, Calabasas, CA 91302
e: lydia@genieharrisonlaw.com
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Shegarian Associates
contacts
Shegarian and Associates
Helen Woldemariam - hwoldemariam@shegerianlaw.com
Attorney Carney Shegarian - cshegerian@shegerianlaw.com
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Dolan Law
Attorney Christopher Dolan tel:4153407921
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Armstrong Law
https://www.thearmstronglawfirm.com/
paralegal@thearmstronglawfirm.com
Attorney Kelly Armstrong - Kelly@thearmstronglawfirm.com
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Wrongful termination Law Group
https://www.wrongfultermination.com/employment-case-types/
Cheyla - Staff - cheyla@wrongfultermination.com
Multistate
NY, CA, DC, TN, TX PA IL, OH
DC NY, PA, CA
Katz Banks
https://katzbanks.com/practice-areas/discrimination/
Georgia, Illinois, Alabama
Justice at Work Law firm
https://www.justiceatwork.com/practice-areas/
TX, NC, KY, MI, OH
Call the Right Attorney
https://www.calltherightattorney.com/locations/
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Chicago, IL
Disparti Law
Attorney Nick Bowman - Nick.Bowman@dispartilaw.com
https://www.dispartilaw.com/social-security-disability-lawyer/
________________________________________________________________________
New York
Phillips and Associates
https://www.newyorkcitydiscriminationlawyer.com/disability-discrimination/
intake@tpglaws.com
Attorney Bryan Arce - barce@tpglaws.com
Employment Law firm PC
Wrongful termination and Class Action
Attorney Josh Friedman - josh@employmentlawfirmpc.com
https://www.employmentlawfirmpc.com/
Outten and Golden
https://www.outtengolden.com/about-outten-golden
ARCE Law
https://www.arcelawgroup.com/areas-of-practice/
Vladeck Law
Maia Goodell
Partner
Office: 212-403-7327
Website: www.vladeck.com
Email: mgoodell@vladeck.com
PA
https://www.bellandbelllaw.com/
(215) 569-2500
(856) 541-7700
https://www.job-discrimination.com/
267-470-4742
(((This is not legal advice and we are not lawyers but this is friendly advice by those with disabilities based on what has worked for other amazonians who were laid off but who faced disability discrimination))
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