Split 5th Circuit Reinstates Disability Bias Claims By Worker With Parkinson’s

Mealey's (January 10, 2019, 11:42 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 27 ruled 2-1 to reinstate disability bias claims by a railway worker with Parkinson’s disease who was denied the opportunity to return to his job after co-workers raised concerns, but affirmed judgment as to the worker’s retaliation claims (Flora Nall v. BNSF Railway Company, No. 17-20113, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 36608)....