Case: Disability Discrimination/Qualified Individual (N.D. Ala.)

April 27, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

An Alabama federal district court denied summary judgment to Skyward LLC and Aqua Systems Alabama LLC on a discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act brought by a plumber with heart issues who alleged he was terminated due to his health conditions, finding genuine disputes of material fact existed as to whether Skyward alone had the requisite 15 employees and whether the two companies constituted an “integrated enterprise” with sufficient evidence of interrelated operations, centralized labor control, common management, and financial control.

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