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by autoexec 1389 days ago
> There was a dude who told his boss he didn't want a birthday party due to anxiety and his boss ignored him and just went ahead and did it anyway. He got a 450$ million payout after the employee sued.

More specifically, he told his boss he had an anxiety disorder and that a party could cause panic attacks, his boss did it anyway, chewed him out the next day and said he was "being a little girl", suspended him for a couple days and then fired him a couple days after.

He was awarded damages for the emotional distress and lost wages.

Sounds fair considering. "Don't have a party for me on my birthday" is a pretty reasonable accommodation for someone's mental health issues.