6th Circuit Reinstates Fired Worker’s Kidney Transplant ADA Claims

Mealey's (March 12, 2020, 7:11 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A worker who was fired about numerous attendance issues that he attributes to health problems following a kidney transplant may proceed with his failure to accommodate and failure to engage in the interactive process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a reasonable fact finder could find that his employer failed on both counts, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 27 (Michael Fisher v. Nissan North America, Inc., No. 18-5847, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 5986)....