Discrimination, ADA

Middle school teacher says students' caricatures of him were violent and hate-filled. These images featured bloody bullet holes, a hatchet in his head, Nazi symbols, references to the MS-13 gang, racist and anti-Semitic slurs. 

Concierge at high-end Marriott in San Francisco says failure to accommodate his needs at his workstation led to him quitting, triggered PTSD from earlier spinal injury.

Employer says they gave her three different jobs in an attempt to accommodate her injury.

School District's workers' comp administrator is blamed for providing misleading information. Verdict includes $27 million in punitive damages against administrator.

LAPD officer claims he was subjected to years of retaliation including lost promotions after he was marked by superiors as a  "problem child."

Employee of defense subcontractor refuses to take photographs of equipment on military base when ordered to do so, reports those improper orders to general contractor, and is later fired on a pretext. 

Worker reports injury but is not referred to worker's comp. 

Mechanic sues boss for racial discrimination and many other causes of action.

Supermarket bakery/deli manager loses her job when communication with employer breaks down during pregnancy/medical leave.

Manufacturing plant supervisor takes a lot of time off due to on-the-job injuries; he's demoted, later fired.  Company says he was soliciting bribes from vendors.

20-year employee seeks to return to work with medical limitations; employer fails to accomodate her, then terminates her.

Service rep works ten years for phone company call center, is fired after she continually misses work; employer says that's not why she was fired – that she repeatedly failed to meet national standards.

Long-time sports columnist for LA Times with national reputation claims he was discriminated against, constructively terminated. Judge later grants motion for JNOV, reduces verdict to zero.

Long-time custodian with bad back says he can't use ladder and requests accommodation from school district employer; denied as essential function of job. He was later terminated.