My boyfriend was assigned to work at a local business for a period of a couple of weeks. After he worked on the second day, his Manpower representative phoned Brian and told him that the local business could no longer use him. When asked why, the rep told Brian that it just wasn't working out. Brian said, "yes, I was doing exactly what they told me to do, and was doing it right". The manpower rep then said, "Okay, I didnt' want to tell you this, but the real reason they gave is that sometimes when you talk you jerk your arm around to help you get the words out and they're afraid something is wrong with you and you might get hurt. (Taking books off from a conveyor belt and packaging them up). You see, Brian has a stutter, and sometimes he does move his hand or jerk his head to get his words out better. This is not caused by any type of neurological injury or anything like that (he was never asked that). Brian just began stuttering at the age of 9 when his father walked out on the family.

This incident has devastated Brian, and he still brings it up at least once a week, how much it hurts, how devastated he was. I had to leave work that day to go home to him. He has still been having a hard time finding steady work, and he is more nervous now than before about meeting new people. Really, once he gets to know you, you often don't even notice the stutter.

Can anyone tell me if we have a case worth filing? If so, should Brian write up the letter himself, or would we be better off with a lawyer?

Thanks for your help!

How long ago did this happen?

What they did was wrong. I would think that you have a good case. Have you called the EEOC? You could go to the web site it is EEOC.gov
Take a look there and see what you can find out.

It happened on 4/21--the job was to continue for another couple of weeks. I talked to someone at the Human Relations Board, I think he was on the EOCC. He's the one who said to have Brian write out a letter explaining the scenario and why he feels he was discriminated against. Now I find out that the temp agency who sent him there is worried that they could get in trouble. I wonder if he needs a lawyer....
Thanks for your insite!

If it were me I would have him write down everything, Who he talked to, The date he talked to them, And what was said. Talking to a lawyer might not be a bad thing.
Tell him to keep his head up everything will be ok. ;)

If he's going to do anything he had better pick up the pace. There are time limits to any action he can take and he is perilously close to passing it. I don't know how strong his case is but if he wants to file a complaint, he has to do so within the next three weeks or he is barred forever from doing so.

I know, I'm looking at 180 days, we're getting the letter together now. Thanks!