Worker Doesn't Assert Viable Claims for Retaliation, Disability Discrimination

An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to assert a viable claim of retaliatory discharge or disability discrimination after he was fired for violating his employer’s safety protocols. Case: Creveling v. Lakepark Industries Inc., No. H-20-013, 03/12/2021, published. Facts: Bradd Creveling spent more than 30 years as a tool and die maker before he began working for Lakepark Industries Inc. in 2008. In August 2010, Creveling was laid off. Lakepark recalled him in October 2010. When he was initially hired, Creveling received new employee orientation, which invol...