California Worker Who Lied on Resume Loses Discrimination Suit

A California worker’s claim that he was fired because of his request for disability accommodation fails due to bad timing, because such a request wasn’t protected by state employment law until after he made it, a state appellate court said Friday.

Keith Gierut requested time off from medical device manufacturer Applied Medical Resources Corporation in 2015 following a biking accident. Applied fired Gierut in 2016, citing inconsistent attendance and mistakes made on the job that indicated he didn’t have the background required to fulfill his job as a project manager. The company later discovered he had misrepresented both his experience ...