4th Circuit Reinstates EEOC’s Suit Over Exam, Firing Of Editor With Mobility Issues

Mealey's (February 4, 2019, 2:00 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 31 reversed a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for an employer in a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and alleging that a longtime employee was subjected to disability discrimination when she was required to undergo a medical exam and then fired due to mobility issues (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. McLeod Health, Inc., No. 17-2335, 4th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 3179)....