Where a plaintiff employee of a defendant airline has alleged discrimination on the basis of his hearing loss, the airline’s motion for summary judgment should be denied in part, as a reasonable jury could find that the airline failed to provide a reasonable accommodation by not transferring the plaintiff back to a ticket counter position.
“Plaintiff Jonathan Ozek brings this action against his former employer, Defendant JetBlue Airways Corporation (‘JetBlue’), alleging three counts of employment discrimination on the basis of disability under M.G.L.c. 151B: disability discrimination (Count I), perceived disability discrimination (Count II), and retaliation (Count III). …
“Airport Operations Crewmembers at JetBlue ‘are expected to be the frontline of JetBlue’s communication with Customers.’ … They work at various customer-facing areas of the airport, principally the terminal gates, the ticket counter, and the baggage support office, with leaner staffing at the ‘Just Ask Desk’ and the Airport Operations Support Base in an office that helps coordinate crewmembers in the performance of their roles. …
“In late January or early February 2022, after passing all required examinations, Ozek began working at Boston Logan Airport as an Airport Operations Crewmember at the pre-security ticket counter function. …
“On June 6, 2022, after a successful bid for reassignment to the gates function, Ozek began training at the gates. …
“Because Ozek fails to respond to JetBlue’s motion as to...
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