Case: Disability Discrimination/Retaliation (S.D. Ohio)

A receptionist for an allergy medical practice in Ohio who was discharged one day after she was released to return to work following a four-day hospitalization for chest pain is entitled to a trial on her claim that she was discharged in retaliation for requesting leave during her hospitalization as an accommodation for her purported disability. She provided sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to conclude that her request for time off constituted a good-faith request for a reasonable accommodation for her then-existing medical condition based on her discussions with the practice about her chest pain, hospitalization, abnormal stress test, ...