Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I am diagnosed with ADHD and I have informed my employer. However. my boss seems to be doing everything in his power to make my work day as difficult as possible and it seems as if he is trying to make me quit or get me fired. Some of the things he has done since asking for written notice and details of policy changes include verbal warnings regarding actions I am unaware of and punishing me by saying I am required to come in on weekends because I am on salary. He has even sent me home because I asked for a written copy of instructions, stating that I was being insubordinate and refused to perform my task.

I have asked for few accommodations but have not received any, and whenever I do, it seems as if he magically finds something to punish me for. I recently asked to have my desk moved, stating that the distractions of my work environment have made it next to impossible to properly do my job and his response was to cite procedural or policy violations which have resulted directly from distraction. In fact, the first accommodation I asked for was simply for a better desk light. His response was to have my desk moved to a more noisy location because it has "better lights". After moving my desk, I said it is not brighter and it is more distracting and asked for my desk to be moved back... at which point I received a verbal warning for not being aware of a policy change and had subsequently violated.

His method of management is to implement policy changes or "new policies" nearly weekly, and issue them verbally. I cannot find any written documentation of these new policies he comes up with.

I have been with the same employer for 3 years. My boss was hired about a year and a half ago. I am a good employee, but cannot perform to the standard I was able to before. The majority of problems I have started after he was hired. I've been accused of insubordination, refusing to follow procedures, not performing my duties, not communicating clearly, refusing to answer my (personal) phone for calls related to work, being illogical, disruptive, and a "bad example".

I have asked for accommodations more than once. I have explained the disability more than once. Recently, I have been denied a raise even though I have been given much more responsibility, and it seems almost as if it is in retaliation to my requests. Is there any legal action I can take to remove the current manager from his position (and possibly from our work force)? I like what I do, and I am very good at it, but I cannot tolerate the way I am being treated much longer.

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