Medical discrimination at work is when employers treat some employees differently than others on the basis of a medical condition. This can include firing someone for being ill, refusing to provide a disabled employee with reasonable accommodations, or denying an eligible employee their right to take FMLA leave. Harassment or creating a hostile work environment for an employee due to their medical condition is also discrimination. The employee does not have to actually have the medical condition in question. Sometimes an employer will be told an employee has a condition or believes that they are at risk of developing one and will discriminate against them based on the perceived medical condition.