Case: Disability Discrimination/Qualified Individual (D. Neb.)

March 2, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC

A Nebraska federal district court dismissed a pro se engineer’s complaint against Farris Engineering for failure to state claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Family and Medical Leave Act, finding that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege his sleep apnea qualified as a disability, his discrimination claim was based on citizenship status rather than protected national origin, and he never exercised any rights under the FMLA.

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