Employment
Parties settle for $150,000 over disability claim
On May 30, a worker at a coal mining company who was fired days after a doctor determined that he was disabled agreed to a $150,000 settlement. James Tarver, a mobile equipment operator, lost his job nine days after giving the company a note from his doctor saying that he was disabled. Tarver was born with a club foot. The doctor's note recommended that Tarver not be required to stand on concrete more than one hour a day. He was fired, the defense contended, because the doctor indicated that Tarver could not perform an essential function of the job he was hired to do.
