Pilot Freight Services and Stevens Transport engaged in disability discrimination, according to separate lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A recent ruling in the Tenth Circuit found that an employee need not be adversely affected to be able to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act, meaning employers should continue to engage in good faith in the ADA-interactive process.
While an employer is not directly prohibited from terminating an employee while he or she is on medical leave, the rationale must be unrelated to the underlying condition and related need for the medical leave.
