The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides job-protected leave to address mental health conditions. In most situations, you can keep your condition private.An employer can fire someone with a mental illness if they have exhausted opportunities to provide appropriate accommodation for their condition. It is illegal for an employer to take adverse actions against a worker based on a mental or psychological condition that meets the definition of "disability." State agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees who experience workplace barriers because of a disability. The ADA defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Why are an employee's rights in Georgia? What are employers required to provide to Georgia employees? If you do not wish to appoint an agent, do not complete PART TWO. But your employer can't be held accountable for what they don't know.