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

A Tennessee federal district court denied summary judgment to Vi-Jon LLC on pregnancy discrimination and failure to accommodate claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and the Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act brought by a female utility operator who was terminated after requesting accommodations for frequent breaks and a 20-pound lifting restriction, finding material factual disputes about whether the employer engaged in good faith during the interactive process.

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