Worker Loses Appeal on Asthma Bias Claim Against Accounting Firm

Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group Inc was properly granted summary judgment on an ex-worker’s ADA claim, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday, after the worker failed to show her asthma substantially limited her breathing.

Tri Star, an accounting firm for athletes and entertainers, planned to fire non-essential employees who asked to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said.

Around the same time, Christie Andrews had to use her inhaler due to the spray cleaner used at the office. Andrews provided a note to HR that indicated ...