A Missouri appellate court overturned a jury verdict in favor of a university researcher on her claim of discrimination and retaliation for having requested an accommodation for a disability.
Case: Lin v. Ellis, No. ED105886, 11/13/2018, published.
Facts: Li Lin worked for Washington University as a medical research scientist. Her work was funded by grants secured by the lead researcher in the lab where she was working. Often, Lin would work on multiple grants at the same time, with a portion of her salary paid by each grant.
Lin began suffering from chronic back pain. Doctors diagnosed her...
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