Case: Disability Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate (D. Idaho)

An Idaho federal district court denied summary judgment to Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation and Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC on claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Idaho Human Rights Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act brought by a nuclear worker technician with carpal tunnel syndrome and a shoulder injury who was terminated after returning from medical leave, finding genuine issues of material fact existed regarding whether he was disabled, what the essential functions of his job were, whether the employer properly engaged in the interactive accommodation process, and whether his medical conditions and leave were factors in his termination. ...