Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Claims for Disability Discrimination, Retaliation

A federal appellate court revived a Wal-Mart employee’s claims of disability discrimination and retaliation after she was fired for missing too much work while getting treatment for a compensable injury. Case: Benson v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P., No. 20-1495, 09/15/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Wal-Mart employee Margaret Benson worked at a store in Windham, Maine. She suffered a piriformis injury while at work in October 2014. The injury prevented her from working, and she took a leave of absence. Wal-Mart initially denied that the injury was work-related&n...