How can a Los Angeles disability discrimination lawyer help with my case?

Two different violations, not one

Denying a reasonable accommodation and punishing someone for asking for one are treated as separate legal violations. That means an employer can be liable for retaliation for how they responded to your request, even in situations where whether you were owed the accommodation in the first place is disputed.

The employer's real defense

Employers aren't required to grant every accommodation request no matter the cost — the law allows them to show that a specific accommodation would create a genuine undue hardship, or that you couldn't perform the essential functions of the job even with reasonable adjustments. A lawyer's job is to test whether that defense actually holds up, or whether it's an excuse.

What you can do right now

If you're still employed, put accommodation requests in writing and keep a record of how, or whether, your employer responded — that paper trail becomes the case later. If you've already been terminated, the priority shifts to preserving whatever communications and medical documentation exist before they're lost or forgotten.