Employer Discriminates by Dismissing for Disability-Fueled Absenteeism
Written by Lewis Waring, Paralegal, Student-at-law (last year), Editor First Reference Inc.
In Cyncora v Axton Inc (“Cyncoxa”), an employer discriminatorily dismissed its employee with a disability despite the employee’s undisputed absenteeism. The fact that the employer had some legitimate concerns about the employee’s fitness for its time-sensitive workplace did not remove the reality that one of the underlying reasons for its struggles with the employee was his ongoing struggle with depression and anxiety. . . . [more]