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Case Name | Gonzalez v. ATI Systems International | |
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Date | 05/20/2011 | |
Note | An accountant who was fired after he used all the 12 weeks of unpaid leave allowed to him while recovering from a surgery has a valid discrimination claim that should go to trial, the California 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled. | |
Citation | B223779 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 37642011 CA |
GONZALEZ v. ATI SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ROLAND GONZALEZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ATI SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. , Defendant and Respondent. On September 15, 2005, Gonzalez provided ATI with a note from his doctor stating, "Roland Gonzalez is under my care for a serious cardiovascular condition and is temporarily disabled. ATI stated that it had no information as to when, or even if, Gonzalez would be able to return to work. ATI argued that Gonzalez never gave notice that he was eligible to return to work under certain circumstances, and therefore, ATI was not required to engage in an interactive process. In this case, ATI presented evidence that granting Gonzalez an additional unpaid leave of absence would have caused ATI undue hardship.
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