Federal Court Rejects Former Air Traffic Controller's Claim of Disability Discrimination

The District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of disability discrimination claims by a former air traffic controller against the Federal Aviation Administration and the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Case: Pueschel v. Chao, No. 18-5330, 04/14/2020, published. Facts: Deborah Pueschel worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller. Over the course of her employment, she filed multiple administrative complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the FAA. In 1981, Pueschel injured her back a...