Supreme Court Rejects Worker's Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation

The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claims of disability discrimination and retaliation. Case: Gates v. Mack Molding Co. Inc., No. 2021-176, 05/13/2022, published. Facts: Mack Molding Co. hired Angela Gates in 1996. In May 2015, Gates reported she injured her left knee outside of work. She took approximately 12 weeks under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the Parental Family Leave Act, which ran concurrently. Gates returned to work full time as a molder in August 2015 after exhausting her leave. She provided Mack’s human resour...