Case: Disability Discrimination/Discharge (D. Kan.)

GN Bank, N.A. isn’t entitled to summary judgment on claims of disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of a former customer relationship specialist with a neurological condition and migraines, a federal district court in Kansas ruled. He alleged that the bank terminated him due to his disability, while the bank proffered that it eliminated his position because it wasn’t developing new accounts or providing oversight for teller staff. The court found that there was sufficient evidence for a jury to conclude that his neurological condition and migraines were qualifying disabilities, that there was temporal proximity between the termination ...