A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that an injured worker should have been allowed to proceed with a claim that his employer had discriminated against him for his off-work drinking, but that he did not state a viable claim for disability discrimination or for retaliation for having filed a workers’ compensation claim.
Case: O’Brien v. R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, No. 16-16677, 07/13/2018, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Steven O'Brien worked for R.C. Willey Home Furnishings until he was fired in September 2013.
O’Brien sued Willey, asserting...
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