Employer's Decision to Fire Payroll Worker with Depression Didn't Violate ADA

A payroll worker who repeatedly failed to submit income taxes for her employer and blamed her oversight on her depression did not establish that her employer's decision to fire her was an act of discrimination based on her mental disability, as a matter of law. Case: Smith v. City of Austin, No. 03-12-00295-CV, 09/30/2014, published. Facts: Cynthia A. Smith worked as an assistant payroll manager for the City of Austin. After she failed three times within 11 months to timely submit the city’s federal income tax liability to the Internal Revenue Service, the city sent her a letter i...