A federal appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of a worker on his claim that his employer had discriminated against him because of his disability from an industrial injury.
Case: Gunter v. Bemis Co., Nos. 17-6144 and 17-6185, 10/16/2018, published.
Facts: Tony Gunter worked for the Bemis Co. He injured his shoulder at work in January 2013.
Gunter underwent shoulder surgery in August 2013 and returned to work in a light-duty capacity.
In May 2014, Bemis sent Gunter to complete a functional capacity evaluation as part of processing his workers' compensation claim. The eval...
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