Case: Disability Discrimination/Qualified Individual (Tex. App.)

A Texas appellate court affirmed dismissal of disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation claims under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act brought by an assistant fire chief with post-traumatic stress disorder against the City of Frisco, finding governmental immunity barred the claims because the firefighter failed to establish he was qualified for his position when his own physician had not cleared him to work in any capacity and his requested accommodations of additional leave wouldn’t have enabled him to perform essential job functions.

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