Divided 8th Circuit Reinstates Bias Claim Over Failure To Rehire

Mealey's (April 15, 2020, 11:23 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — An employee who alleges that disability bias prevented his rehiring after his file was flagged due to an alleged medical condition may proceed with his lawsuit, a divided Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 11, finding that the employee’s complaint was not at the stage where it needed to meet the prima facie standard  (Jerry Cook, et al. v. George’s, Inc., No. 18-3294, 8th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 7575)....