Title: Dear hackers. I am a non-us citizen and was working remotely to a US company for 3 years. While I am a contractor my contract doesn&#x27;t says contract, it says &quot;Employee&quot; everywhere.<p>Yesterday after a week of severe depression episode where I ended up in the hospital they fired me. I suspected they were going to fire me (scheduled 1am call with HR) and I&#x27;ve decided to share with them 3 days ago my Bipolar Diagnosis. Although I wished not, I shared this this because I&#x27;ve read that in the US ADA would protect me and they would have to accommodate me before firing me. My performance never dropped, only my communication. I never stopped coding.<p>This was pure discrimination, and they got away with this because I am not us-citizen. The real relationship with them was employee and my salary was in the six figures.<p>Is there anything I can do? May ADA or similar act legally cover me? They are a well respected and known company. Although I may want to seek some monetary compensation for discrimination, I also am upset they did not care about my condition.<p>If you know a lawyer that can help me, hope this is a precedent and doesn&#x27;t happen to anybody else. Mental health is health.<p>Wish you a healthy day.
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