A federal jury awarded $3.4 million Tuesday to a blind woman who was fired as head of Pennsylvania's state agency for the blind and visually impaired, ruling that she was discriminated against because of her disability. The six-woman, two-man jury awarded her $180,000 in "front pay" -- future wages she lost because she was fired -- but her lawyer said he will instead ask the judge to reinstate her to her old position.
November 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal jury awarded $3.4 million Tuesday to a blind woman who was fired as head of Pennsylvania’s state agency for the blind and visually impaired, ruling that she was discriminated against because of her disability.
The six-woman, two-man jury awarded her $180,000 in “front pay” — future wages she lost because she was fired — but her lawyer said he will instead ask the judge to reinstate her to her old position.
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