LAW 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: New Hanover County, North Carolina, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Social Anxiety Disorder
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Facts: christina jacobs, worked as deputy clerk at courthouse in new hanover county, north. Carolina: allegedly suffered from social anxiety disorder, employer assigned her to provide customer service at courthouse front counter, requested accommodation to be assigned to role w/ less direct interpersonal interaction. Believed mental illness hindered ability to perform inherently social task: employer waited 3 weeks w/out acting on request & then terminated her. Decision: 4th circuit panel, held that trial judge erred by concluding jacobs was not disabled w/in meaning of ada, genetic information nondiscrimination act (gina): Legislation prohibits discrimination based on genetic info by employers w/ 15+ employees: 2008, employment-related provisions took effect in november 2009. Joint labor management committees: chalfant v. titan distribution, inc. Facts: chalfant, sued titan for disability discrimination, told that didn"t qualify in physical test. Contrary to medical report given by doctor who conducted physical test: district court, awarded ,750 in front pay, titan, appealed the case.
