Constellation to Face Nuclear Site Worker’s Disability Bias Suit

An emergency preparedness specialist at a Constellation Energy Generation LLC nuclear power plant can pursue claims that his unescorted site access was revoked, prompting his termination, because of his PTSD, a Chicago federal judge ruled.

The company was wrong that dismissal of Ryan Thomas’ Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit was required because Constellation acted in compliance with its obligations under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s access authorizations and fitness-for-duty program, the US District Court for the Norther District of Illinois ruled. The decisions to revoke Thomas’ access and fire him could still be adverse employment actions under the ADA, the court ...