Fourth Circuit Orders Trial for Long-Term Employee Subject to Invasive Medical Testing

Author: Mosson Law, LLC | Apr 29, 2019 | Categories: Attorney , Civil Litigation , Employment Law

In EEOC v. McLeod, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal below and held that a 28-year veteran employee with long-term medical concerns stated a claim of disability discrimination ripe for trial when she fell at work and suddenly was subject to medical-testing. She had been performing her job with the same condition for decades. By way of testing, she was declared unfit and fired. No. 17-2335 (4th Cir. Jan. 31, 2019) (scheduled for publication). Here, a veteran corporate newsletter writer suffered from a bone-related disability since birth. It made her balance and strength in her lower body,…