A gas plant operator in Texas defeated a former employee’s bid to revive his disability bias lawsuit alleging he was denied accommodation for and fired because of a conflict between his work schedule and court-ordered counseling.
The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirming La Grange’s Acquisitions LP’s summary judgment win in Clint Mueck’s case gave the court a chance to address whether and when alcoholism can be a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. A lower court applied outdated precedent in finding that Mueck’s condition didn’t rise to the level of a covered ...
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The False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions are among the federal government’s most important tools for identifying and pursuing alleged fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid, federal health care progra...