6th Circuit Upholds Disability Bias Verdict For Fired Diabetic Employee

Mealey's (August 8, 2018, 12:56 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 7 upheld a jury’s verdict for a retail store employee fired for violating company policy by consuming orange juice from the store’s cooler during a medical episode and then paying for it after, finding that the jury permissibly determined that the employer “discriminate[d] . . . on the basis of disability” (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dolgencorp, LLC, No. 17-6278, 6th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21924)....