Federal Court Says Jury Must Decide Whether Termination Was Retaliatory

A federal court in Florida ruled that a jury must decide whether a trucking company terminated a driver in retaliation for seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or for filing a workers' compensation claim. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida said Oakley Transport knew that Eugene Hardin refused to sign a voluntary resignation agreement as part of a work comp claim settlement the employer ultimately never paid anyway. "Oakley Transport cannot rely on its belief that [Hardin] voluntarily resigned to destroy the causal connection b...