Court Upholds Injured Worker's Award for Disability Discrimination

The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld an award of damages to a restaurant worker who was fired after suffering an ankle injury. Case: Goodman v. OS Restaurant Services LLC, Nos. A-1-CA-35971 and S-1-SC-37873, 05/05/2020, published. Facts: Justin Goodman worked for OS Restaurant Services LLC at the Outback Steakhouse in Las Cruces. He injured his ankle while at work and immediately reported it to his supervisor, Dustin York. Goodman told York he wanted to file a workers’ compensation claim and asked for an incident report form. York allegedly said Goodman did not ...