DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: Net $477,138.25 award to RR diesel shop machinist with idiopathic spastic paraparesis affirmed except front pay for 12.84 years to intended retirement reduced from $377,952.26 to stipulated $348.458.81 based on 24 pay periods rather than 26… HRC internal disagreement on formula for calculating front pay… Holien mostly affirmed… HRC. [Read more…]
Disability discrimination, 12.84 years front money
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: $504,124.66 front pay for 12.84 years to intended retirement of RR diesel shop machinist with idiopathic spastic paraparesis improperly removed from service, on remand from HRC ordering front pay without consideration of previous practice of 4-year WDA limitation… $49,185.99 back pay, $50,000 emotional distress (reduced by HRC from $100,000… net $477,138.25 present value… Caroline Holien. [Read more…]
FELA, post-injury termination evidence
FELA: Supervisory control of Menahan as to denial of post-injury termination evidence denied… order. [Read more…]