Case: Disability Discrimination/Failure To Accommodate (E.D. Cal.)

A California federal district court denied Tribune Media Company’s motion for summary judgment on claims of disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the interactive process under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act brought by an account executive with stomach cancer who was terminated while on medical leave, finding genuine issues of material fact existed regarding whether he was a “qualified individual” and whether his requested leave extension was a reasonable accommodation.

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