Denver Pays $100,000 to Settle DOJ Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Diabetic Deputy
Loaded on Nov. 6, 2018
by Matthew Clarke
published in
Prison Legal News
November, 2018, page 16
Filed under:
Diabetes,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Employee Litigation,
Disabled Employees.
Location:
Colorado.
by Matt Clarke
On May 15, 2018, the City and County of Denver, Colorado agreed to pay $100,000 to an unidentified deputy sheriff who was fired from his position at the Denver County jail after the Sheriff’s Department refused to accommodate his Type 1 diabetes, causing him to twice ...
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