A federal district court in Illinois denied the county of DuPage’s motion to dismiss claims of disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act of a senior budget analyst who alleged that he was terminated because of his association with his daughter who was hospitalized for mental health issues and retaliated against for taking FMLA leave to care for her. His disability discrimination claim survived the motion to dismiss because he sufficiently alleged that he was qualified for his job, that his supervisor knew about his daughter’s condition, that he was ...
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