A state trooper’s discrimination suit is testing whether an employer’s failure — although brief — to accommodate an employee’s disability is sufficient to make out a claim without a separate showing of adverse job consequences.
A trial judge said yes, resulting in a jury award of $315,000 in damages, plus counsel fees and costs, to plaintiff Roy Victor, who was assigned to active patrol duty despite his complaints of intense back pain and job-related stress.
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