Retaliation Cases

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION – DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION – RETALIATORY DISCHARGE – SUMMARY JUDGMENT: The trial court erred when it granted summary judgment to defendant former employer on plaintiff former employee's disability-discrimination claim because the deposition transcripts and plaintiff former employee's medical and personnel records created genuine issues of material fact as to whether 1.) plaintiff former employee's physical and mental impairments substantially limited his major life activities, and 2.) whether defendant former employer provided reasonable accommodations. The trial court did not err when it granted summary judgment to defendant former employer on plaintiff former employee's retaliation claim because the evidence did not create a genuine issue of material fact and showed that defendant former employer terminated plaintiff former employee because of violation of attendance and respect policies, which were legitimate and nondiscriminatory reasons for that termination.